Rakhlah
Rakhlah, previously known as Zenopolis, is a village situated 31 kilometres west of Damascus, Syria. also known as "The town of Wine and Poetry". According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 368 in the 2004 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 368 residents
- Description: village in Syria
- Also known as: “Rakhla”, “Rakhlé”, and “Rekhle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Qouq and Aaiha.
Kfar Qouq
Kfar Qouq is a village in Lebanon. The village is known as the site of ancient temple, rock carvings, and an ancient reservoir built by the Qaraoun culture, Phoenicians, the Romans, and other civilisations and cultures such as that have conquered the region and enjoyed the fertile soil of the Bekaa Valley.Aaiha
Aaiha ايحه is a village in Lebanon. The village is known as the site of the "fountain of the Hasbani ", a temporary wetland, an ancient temple and rock carvings created by the Qaraoun culture, Phoenicians, the Romans, and other civilisations and cultures such as that have conquered the region and enjoyed the fertile soil of the Bekaa Valley.Bakka
Village
Bakka, Bekka or Beka is a village and municipality situated 85 kilometres east of Beirut in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. The population of the village is Sunni. Bakka is situated 10 km northwest of Rakhlah.
Rakhlah
- Categories: archaeological site, village, populated place in Syria, and locality
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51417° or 33° 30′ 51″ northLongitude
35.97228° or 35° 58′ 20″ eastPopulation
368Elevation
1,446 metres (4,744 feet)Open location code
8G5QGX7C+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 567102032OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
165569Wikidata ID
Q7286672
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