Zira’a
Zira'a is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated on a hill just east of the Orontes River, nearby localities include Rableh to the immediate southwest, al-Qusayr to the north, Jandar to the northeast and Hisyah to the southeast.- Type: Village with 2,250 residents
- Description: village in Syria
- Also known as: “Zar’a”, “Zara‘a”, “Zarrâa”, “Zerā‘a”, “Zerraa”, “Zirā‘ah”, “Zira`ah”, and “Zirhagh”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Riblah.
Riblah
Archaeological site
The ancient town of Riblah, today a tell covered… Riblah is situated 3½ km southwest of Zira’a.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Qusayr.
Al-Qusayr
Town
Al-Qusayr is a city in western Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. Al-Qusayr is situated 6 km north of Zira’a.
Zira’a
- Categories: populated place in Syria and locality
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.45632° or 34° 27′ 23″ north
Longitude
36.57735° or 36° 34′ 38″ east
Population
2,250
Elevation
534 metres (1,752 feet)
Open location code
8G6RFH4G+GW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Zira’a” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Khirbah and Ash-Shaiyahat.
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Highlights: قرية حوش مرشد and Jabal Jamrah.
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