Shaqqa

Shaqqa or Shakka is a town in in southern Syria. The Druze migrated to the region from starting from the 18th century.
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  • Type: Town with 5,120 residents
  • Description: village in Syria
  • Also known as: “Chakka” and “Shaqqah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shahba.

Town
Photo: Damien Perrotin, Public domain.
is a city located 87 km south of in the in of , but formerly in the Roman province of Arabia Petraea. is situated 8 km southwest of Shaqqa.

Shaqqa

Latitude
32.89713° or 32° 53′ 50″ north
Longitude
36.69575° or 36° 41′ 45″ east
Population
5,120
Elevation
1,193 metres (3,914 feet)
Open location code
8G4RVMWW+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573515958
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
164479
Wiki­data ID
Q2231167
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shaqqa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شقا”
  • Arabic: “شقّا”
  • Cebuano: “Shaqqā”
  • Dutch: “Shaqqa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شقا”
  • French: “Chaqqa”
  • German: “Sakkaia Maximianopolis”
  • German: “Sakkaia”
  • German: “Schakka”
  • German: “Schaqqa”
  • German: “Shakka”
  • German: “Shaqqa”
  • Hebrew: “שקקא”
  • Japanese: “シャッカ”
  • Korean: “샤까”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shaqqa”
  • Persian: “شقا”
  • Polish: “Szakka”
  • Russian: “Шакка”
  • Ukrainian: “Шакка”
  • Vietnamese: “Shaqqa”

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