Ash Shuwayhid

Ash Shuwayhid is a locality in , . Ash Shuwayhid is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and St George Monastery.

Photo: (Ergo), CC BY 2.0.
located near in 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.

Church
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the in northwestern , the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle . is situated 3 km north of Ash Shuwayhid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Mishtaya and Kafra.

Village
is a village in northwestern , administratively part of the , located west of and north of the border with . is situated 3 km north of Ash Shuwayhid.

Village
is a village in northern located west of in the . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 909 in the 2004 census. is situated 4 km north of Ash Shuwayhid.

Village
Photo: Micheloo, Public domain.
is a Greek Orthodox Christians town in northwestern , administratively belonging to the . Nearby towns include al-Husn and to the west, Shin to the east and to the southwest. is situated 4½ km east of Ash Shuwayhid.

Ash Shuwayhid

Latitude
34.74199° or 34° 44′ 31″ north
Longitude
36.27385° or 36° 16′ 26″ east
Elevation
596 metres (1,955 feet)
Open location code
8G6RP7RF+QG
Geo­Names ID
164388
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In Other Languages

“Ash Shuwayhid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشويهد”

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