`Ayn ash Shir
`Ayn ash Shir is a spring in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,615 metres. `Ayn ash Shir is situated nearby to the locality Dahr ash Shir, as well as near Wadi Zalil al Birkah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Zabadani and Bloudan.
Al-Zabadani
Town
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Al-Zabadani or Az-Zabadani is a city in southwestern Syria in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, close to the border with Lebanon. It is located in the center of a green valley surrounded by high mountains at an elevation of around 1,100 m. Al-Zabadani is situated 7 km south of `Ayn ash Shir.
Bloudan
Village
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Bloudan is a Syrian village located 51 kilometers north-west of Damascus, in the Rif Dimashq Governorate; it has an altitude of about 1500 meters. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics it had a population of 3,101. Bloudan is situated 8 km southeast of `Ayn ash Shir.
Serghaya
Town
Serghaya or Sirghaya is a small town located in the Damascus countryside in south west Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Serghaya had a population of 7,501 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. Serghaya is situated 8 km northeast of `Ayn ash Shir.
`Ayn ash Shir
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “‘Ayn ash Shīr”, “Ain ech Chîr”, and “Ain ech Chir, Ain ech Chîr, `Ayn ash Shīr”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.78333° or 33° 47′ northLongitude
36.08333° or 36° 5′ eastElevation
1,615 metres (5,299 feet)Open location code
8G5RQ3MM+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 573519755OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springGeoNames ID
164255
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“`Ayn ash Shir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين الشير”
- French: “`Ayn ash Shir”
- German: “`Ayn ash Shir”
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