‘Amār al Ḩişn
‘Amār al Ḩişn is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. ‘Amār al Ḩişn is situated nearby to the locality Az Zuwaytīnah, as well as near Ash Shuwayţah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and St George Monastery.
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers located near Homs in Syria is widely recognised as the archetypal Crusader castle. Described by T.E. Lawrence as "perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world", this somewhat isolated site is located magnificently and is, indeed, extremely well-preserved.
St George Monastery
Church
Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of al-Mishtaya in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the Homs Governorate in northwestern Syria, the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Mishtaya and Kafra.
Al-Mishtaya
Village
Al-Mishtaya is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon.
Kafra
Village
Kafra is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafra had a population of 909 in the 2004 census. Kafra is situated 3 km north of ‘Amār al Ḩişn.
Marmarita
Village
Photo: Famaty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marmarita is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs. Marmarita is one of the largest villages in Wadi al-Nasara, a region north of Talkalakh. Marmarita is situated 3 km north of ‘Amār al Ḩişn.
‘Amār al Ḩişn
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “`Amar al Hisn”, “Omar”, and “Omâr”
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.75331° or 34° 45′ 12″ northLongitude
36.26254° or 36° 15′ 45″ eastElevation
433 metres (1,421 feet)Open location code
8G6RQ737+82GeoNames ID
163039
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In Other Languages
“‘Amār al Ḩişn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “‘Amār”
- Arabic: “‘Umār”
- Arabic: “عمار الحصن”
- Arabic: “عمار”
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