Ash Shuwayhid
Ash Shuwayhid is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. Ash Shuwayhid is situated nearby to the locality Ash Shuwayţah, as well as near Al ‘Arīḑ.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. St George Monastery is situated 3 km north of Ash Shuwayhid.
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. Al-Mishtaya is situated 3 km north of Ash Shuwayhid.
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 4 km north of Ash Shuwayhid.
Al-Hawash
Village
Photo: Micheloo, Public domain.
Al-Hawash is a Greek Orthodox Christians town in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include al-Husn and Marmarita to the west, Shin to the east and Talkalakh to the southwest. Al-Hawash is situated 4½ km east of Ash Shuwayhid.
Ash Shuwayhid
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Chouahid” and “Shawāhid”
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.74199° or 34° 44′ 31″ northLongitude
36.27385° or 36° 16′ 26″ eastElevation
596 metres (1,955 feet)Open location code
8G6RP7RF+QGGeoNames ID
164388
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In Other Languages
“Ash Shuwayhid” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشويهد”
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