Qara

Qara or Kara is a city in the An-Nabek District of the , Syria. It is located between the and the , 95 kilometres north of the capital on the road to the city of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 12,500 residents
  • Description: place in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
  • Also known as: “Qārā”, “Qara, Syria”, “Qarah”, “Qarra”, and “مدينة قارة”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Monastery of St. James the Mutilated.

Monastery
The … is situated 2½ km northwest of Qara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir Atiyah.

Town
Photo: Wisal Ahdab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Dayr Atiyah is a town in , located… is situated 7 km south of Qara.

Qara

Latitude
34.15511° or 34° 9′ 18″ north
Longitude
36.74579° or 36° 44′ 45″ east
Population
12,500
Elevation
1,287 metres (4,222 feet)
Open location code
8G6R5P4W+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573522020
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
166111
Wiki­data ID
Q3412425
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Qara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قارة”
  • Arabic: “قارّة”
  • Armenian: “Կարա”
  • Asturian: “Qarah”
  • Catalan: “Qarah”
  • Cebuano: “Qārah”
  • Dutch: “Qarah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قارة”
  • French: “Qara”
  • French: “Qârra”
  • German: “Karra”
  • Hebrew: “קאררה”
  • Hebrew: “קרע”
  • Irish: “Qarah”
  • Japanese: “カーラ”
  • Korean: “카라”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qarah i Syria”
  • Persian: “قارة”
  • Persian: “قاره”
  • Polish: “Kara”
  • Russian: “Какрра”
  • Russian: “Кара”
  • Scots: “Qarah, Sirie”
  • Scots: “Qarah”
  • Swedish: “Qara, Rif Dimashq”
  • Swedish: “Qara”
  • Vietnamese: “Qara, Syria”
  • Vietnamese: “Qara”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al Buraykah and Khirbat Mayri.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Qara Cemetery and استراحة أبو العز.

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