Old Ja‘bār
Old Ja‘bār is an abandoned locality in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. Old Ja‘bār is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Old Jabbār, as well as near ‘Āyid Şaghīrah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Qal’at Ja’bar.
Qal’at Ja’bar
Castle
Photo: Eleman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qal'at Ja'bar is a castle on the left bank of Euphrates Lake in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. Its site, formerly a prominent hill-top overlooking the Euphrates Valley, is now an island in Lake Assad that can only be reached by an artificial causeway. Qal’at Ja’bar is situated 2½ km west of Old Ja‘bār.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tabqa.
Tabqa
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tabqa, formerly Al-Thawrah, is a city in Raqqa Governorate, Syria, approximately 55 kilometres west of Raqqa. Until the 1960s it had been a relatively small settlement. The city had a population of 69,425 as of the 2004 census.
Old Ja‘bār
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Ja‘bār” and “Old Ja’bar”
- Location: Raqqa Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88975° or 35° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
38.50828° or 38° 30′ 30″ eastElevation
302 metres (991 feet)Open location code
8G7WVGQ5+V8GeoNames ID
6884
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In Other Languages
“Old Ja‘bār” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جعبار”
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