Farkiya

Farkiya is a village in , and has about 1,260 residents. Farkiya is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Serjilla and Ariha.

Locality
is one of the best preserved of the in northwestern , containing about 700 sites. It is located in the Jebel Riha, approximately 65 km north from and 80 km southwest from , very close to ruins of another "Dead City", . is situated 6 km south of Farkiya.

Town
, also called Riha, is a town in northwest , administratively part of the , located south of . Nearby localities include Urum al-Jawz to the southwest, Sarjah to the south, to the southeast, Maar Bilit to the east, al-Nayrab to the northeast, and to the north, Kurin to the northwest and Maataram to the west. is situated 10 km north of Farkiya.

Farkiya

Latitude
35.72504° or 35° 43′ 30″ north
Longitude
36.59823° or 36° 35′ 54″ east
Population
1,260
Elevation
712 metres (2,336 feet)
Open location code
8G7RPHGX+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 571193143
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4608
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Farkiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فركيا
  • French: Farkia
  • German: Farkija
  • Russian: Фаркийя

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