Ra’s al `Ayn
Ra’s al `Ayn is a spring in Homs Governorate, Syria. Ra’s al `Ayn is situated nearby to the town Al-Qaryatayn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of St. Elian.
Monastery of St. Elian
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Monastery of St. Elian is a Syriac Catholic monastery near the town of Al-Qaryatayn, along a trade route between the two major cities of Palmyra and Damascus in the Homs Governorate of central Syria. Monastery of St. Elian is situated 3½ km north of Ra’s al `Ayn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Qaryatayn.
Al-Qaryatayn
Town
Photo: محمد كنوة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Qaryatayn, also spelled Karyatayn, Qaratin or Cariatein, is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate located southeast of Homs. Al-Qaryatayn is situated 3 km north of Ra’s al `Ayn.
Ra’s al `Ayn
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “Ra’s al ‘Ayn”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.20417° or 34° 12′ 15″ northLongitude
37.22917° or 37° 13′ 45″ eastElevation
771 metres (2,530 feet)Open location code
8G6V663H+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 571153799OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springGeoNames ID
2257
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Ra’s al `Ayn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس العين”
- French: “Ra’s al `Ayn”
- German: “Ra’s al `Ayn”
- Russian: “Рас-эль-Айн”
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Highlights include National Hospital in Al-Qaryatayn and Church of Saint Elian.
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