Sharf al Qila`
Sharf al Qila` is a garden in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,295 metres. Sharf al Qila` is situated nearby to the town Saidnaya, as well as near Bada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery and Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Soman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Patriarchal Monastery is a monastery of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch located in Saidnaya, Syria. It is one of the most ancient monasteries in the world and in the region of the Middle East and North Africa, traditionally held to have been founded by Byzantine emperor Justinian I in 547 AD.
Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Saleh.photography, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery is situated 4 km northwest of Sharf al Qila`.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saidnaya and Rankous.
Saidnaya
Town
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saidnaya, also transliterated as Saydnaya, Seidnaya or Sednaya, is a city located in the mountains, 1,500 m above sea level, 27 km north of the city of Damascus in Syria. Saidnaya is situated 2½ km west of Sharf al Qila`.
Rankous
Town
Rankous or Rankus is a Syrian town and summer resort in the province's Damascus countryside located in Mount Qalamoun in Syria, 45 km from Damascus, with a total area of 22.277 km ², extends between 1650 and 2150 m. Rankous is situated 6 km north of Sharf al Qila`.
Hefeir at-Tahta
Village
Hufayr al-Tahta is a Syrian village located in the Douma District of Rif Dimashq. Hufayr al-Tahta had a population of 3,688 as per the 2004 census. Hefeir at-Tahta is situated 6 km southeast of Sharf al Qila`.
Sharf al Qila`
- Type: Garden
- Also known as: “Charf el Qalaa”, “Charf el Qalaa, Cherf el Qalaa, Cherf el Qalâa, Sharf al Qilā`”, “Cherf el Qalâa”, and “Sharf al Qilā‘”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.7° or 33° 42′ northLongitude
36.4° or 36° 24′ eastElevation
1,295 metres (4,249 feet)Open location code
8G5RPC22+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 567049755OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenGeoNames ID
164440
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Sharf al Qila`” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شرف القلاع”
- Arabic: “شرف القلعة”
- French: “Sharf al Qila`”
- German: “Sharf al Qila`”
Localities in the Area
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