Middle East
Syria
Rif-dimashq Governorate

Souq Wadi Barada

Souq Wadi Barada also spelled Suq Wadi Barada is a village in the of the . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Souq Wadi Barada had a population of 3,678 in the 2004 census.
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  • Type: Village with 3,680 residents
  • Description: village in Syria
  • Also known as: “Soûq Ouâdi Barad”, “Souq Ouâdi Barada”, “Suq Wadi Barada”, “Sūq Wādī Baradá”, and “Wadi Barada”
  • Historically known as: “Abila”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nabi Habeel Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Toushiro, Public domain.
The , or "Mosque of the Prophet Abel", is a shrine and Shi'ia dedicated to Habeel, located on the west mountains of , near the Zabadani Valley, overlooking the villages of the Barada river, in , the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qura al-Sham and Buqein.

Village
Photo: Exmak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Qudsaya District of the . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 1,067 in the 2004 census. Until 2024, the village was known as Qura al-Assad. is situated 8 km south of Souq Wadi Barada.

Village
Baqin or Buqayn is a village in the of the . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. is situated 8 km north of Souq Wadi Barada.

Souq Wadi Barada

Latitude
33.62515° or 33° 37′ 31″ north
Longitude
36.10806° or 36° 6′ 29″ east
Population
3,680
Elevation
1,004 metres (3,294 feet)
Open location code
8G5RJ4G5+36
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573518938
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
163917
Wiki­data ID
Q17070568
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Souq Wadi Barada” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سوق وادي بردى”
  • Dutch: “Souq Wadi Barada”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سوق وادى بردى”
  • French: “Souq Ouadi Barada”
  • German: “Suk Wadi Barada”
  • Hebrew: “סוק ואדי ברדא”
  • Persian: “سوق وادی بردی”
  • Polish: “Suk Wadi Barada”
  • Romanian: “Souq Wadi Barada”
  • Russian: “Сук-Вади-Барада”
  • Vietnamese: “Souq Wadi Barada”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Souq Wadi Barada”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.