Sighata
Sighata is a locality in Idlib Governorate, Syria. Sighata is situated nearby to the village Banin, as well as near Shinan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Serjilla and Maarat al-Numan.
Serjilla
Locality
Serjilla is one of the best preserved of the Dead Cities in northwestern Syria, containing about 700 sites. It is located in the Jebel Riha, approximately 65 km north from Hama and 80 km southwest from Aleppo, very close to ruins of another "Dead City", Bara. Serjilla is situated 8 km southwest of Sighata.
Maarat al-Numan
Maarat al-Numan, also known as al-Ma'arra, is a city in northwestern Syria, 33 km south of Idlib and 57 km north of Hama, with a population of 58,008 at the time of the 2004 census.Sighata
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Safātā”, “Sighātā”, “Sirhâta”, and “Sirhata, Sirhâta, Sīghātā”
- Categories: ruins and historic site
- Location: Idlib Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.71631° or 35° 42′ 59″ northLongitude
36.64915° or 36° 38′ 57″ eastElevation
591 metres (1,939 feet)Open location code
8G7RPJ8X+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 571192839OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
164138
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