Shaizar
Shaizar or Shayzar is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include, Mahardah, Tremseh, Kafr Hud, Khunayzir and Halfaya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: modern town and ancient city in Syria
- Also known as: “Chajar”, “Cheïzar”, “Qal‘at es Seijar”, “Qal‘at Sayjar”, “Séjar”, and “Shajar Qaşr”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maharda and Halfaya.
Maharda
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Maharda is a Christian city in western Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located about 23 kilometers northwest of Hama. It is situated along the Orontes River, near the Ghab plain.
Halfaya
Town
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Halfaya is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located about 25 kilometers northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Mahardah and Shaizar to the west, al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita to the north, Taybat al-Imam and Suran to the east, Khitab and Qamhana to the southeast, Tayzin to the south and Maarzaf to the southeast. Halfaya is situated 4 km east of Shaizar.
Al-Zakah
Village
Al-Zakah is a Syrian town located in the Kafr Zita Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Zakah had a population of 1,771 in the 2004 census. Al-Zakah is situated 9 km north of Shaizar.
Shaizar
- Categories: archaeological site, village, and populated place in Syria
- Location: Hama Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Shaizar” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Λάρισσα ἐν Συρίᾳ”
- Arabic: “شجر قصر”
- Arabic: “شيزر”
- Bulgarian: “Шайзар”
- Catalan: “Larisa de Síria”
- Catalan: “Shaizar”
- Catalan: “Shayzar”
- Catalan: “Xaizar”
- Cebuano: “Shayzar”
- Chinese: “夏萨（Shaizar）”
- Chinese: “夏萨”
- Chinese: “夏薩（Shaizar）”
- Chinese: “沙伊扎爾”
- Chinese: “沙扎尔”
- Chinese: “沙扎爾”
- Chinese: “西扎”
- Dutch: “Shaizar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شيزر”
- French: “Chayzar”
- French: “Monqidhites”
- French: “Mounqidhites”
- French: “Schaizar”
- French: “Shaizar”
- French: “Shayzar”
- German: “Schaizar”
- German: “Shaizar”
- Greek: “Σαϊζάρ Συρίας”
- Greek: “Σαϊζάρ”
- Hebrew: “שייזר”
- Italian: “Larissa”
- Italian: “Shayzar”
- Japanese: “シャイザール”
- Korean: “샤이자르”
- Persian: “شیزر”
- Polish: “Szajzar”
- Portuguese: “Shaizar”
- Portuguese: “Xaizar”
- Russian: “Шайзар”
- Russian: “Шейзар”
- Spanish: “Shaizar”
- Turkish: “Şayzer”
- Turkish: “Şeyzer”
- Urdu: “شیزر”
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