Jabal al Wa‘r
Jabal al Wa‘r is a mountain in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 911 metres. Jabal al Wa‘r is situated nearby to the town Maaraba, as well as near the locality Al ‘Arrām.Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Rukniyah Madrasa and October War Panorama.
Al-Rukniyah Madrasa
Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
Al-Rukniyah Madrasa is a 13th-century madrasa located in Damascus, Syria. Al-Rukniyah Madrasa is situated 3½ km south of Jabal al Wa‘r.
October War Panorama
Museum
Photo: Jadd Haidar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The October War Panorama is a National museum located in Damascus, Syria which commemorates the memory of the 1973 October War between Egypt and Syria against Israel from a Syrian perspective, and the 1982 Lebanon War battles that were fought against Israel. October War Panorama is situated 4 km southeast of Jabal al Wa‘r.
Barzah Scientific Research Centre
Research institute
The Barzah scientific research centre, also known as the Barzah Scientific Research Facility or Institute 2000 was a facility of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center located in Barzeh, Damascus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maaraba and Barzeh.
Maaraba
Town
Maaraba is a Syrian village in the Al-Tall District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maaraba had a population of 10,290 in the 2004 census.
Barzeh
Town
Photo: El Mono Español, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barzeh or Barza is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barzeh had a population of 47,339 in the 2004 census.
Rukn Al Din
Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or Rukn al-Din is a municipality of Damascus, Syria. In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city. Rukn Al Din is situated 3 km south of Jabal al Wa‘r.
Jabal al Wa‘r
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 911 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal al Wa`r” and “Jebel el Ouaar”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.56667° or 33° 34′ northLongitude
36.3° or 36° 18′ eastElevation
911 metres (2,989 feet)Open location code
8G5RH882+M2GeoNames ID
162685
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