Salkhad

Salkhad is a Syrian city in the , southern . It is the capital of , one of the governorate's three districts. It had a population of 9,155 inhabitants in the 2004 census.
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Photo: Tammam Narsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 9,160 residents
  • Description: city in Syria
  • Also known as: “Şalākhad”, “Salka”, “Salkas”, “Salkhade”, “סַלְכָּה”, “סלקה”, and “صرخد”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Salkhad Castle.

Castle
Photo: Tammam Narsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Salkhad

Latitude
32.49154° or 32° 29′ 30″ north
Longitude
36.71156° or 36° 42′ 42″ east
Population
9,160
Elevation
1,383 metres (4,537 feet)
Open location code
8G4RFPR6+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573511189
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
164917
Wiki­data ID
Q24343
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Vietnamese—“Salkhad” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Σελχα”
  • Arabic: “صلخد”
  • Catalan: “Salkhad”
  • Cebuano: “Şalkhad”
  • Chinese: “塞勒海德”
  • Dutch: “Salkhad”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “صلخد”
  • Finnish: “Salkhad”
  • French: “Salâkhed”
  • French: “Salkhad”
  • Georgian: “სალხადი”
  • German: “Salchad”
  • Greek: “Σάλχαντ”
  • Hebrew: “סלח’ד”
  • Hebrew: “סלח׳ד”
  • Indonesian: “Salkhad”
  • Italian: “Salkhad”
  • Japanese: “サルハド”
  • Korean: “살카드”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salkhad”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Salkhad”
  • Persian: “صلخد”
  • Polish: “Salchad”
  • Romanian: “Salkhad”
  • Russian: “Сальхад”
  • Scots: “Salkhad”
  • Tajik: “Салхад”
  • Ukrainian: “Сальхад”
  • Urdu: “صلخد”
  • Vietnamese: “Salkhad”

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Places to explore: Uyun and Al-Karbes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Salkhad Old Mosquee and Salkhad Agricuture Department.

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