Morek
Morek is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Suran Subdistrict of Hama District, about 25 kilometers northeast of Hama city. It is located on the M5 highway, which connects Hama with Aleppo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 14,300 residents
- Description: town in Hama, Syria
- Also known as: “Mork”, “Moûrek”, “Murak”, “Mūrak”, and “Murk”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kafr Zita and Khan Shaykhun.
Kafr Zita
Town
Photo: Ahmedskasom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafr Zita is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 30 kilometers north of Hama. Nearby localities include Kafr Nabudah and al-Habit to the northwest, Khan Shaykhun to the northeast, Mork to the east, Suran to the southeast, al-Lataminah, Halfaya and Mahardah to the south, Tremseh to the southwest and Kirnaz and Hayalin. Kafr Zita is situated 8 km west of Morek.
Khan Shaykhun
Town
Khan Shaykhun is a town in the Maarrat al-Nu'man District, within the southern Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria. Khan Shaykhun is located at an altitude of 350 meters on the main highway between Aleppo and Damascus. Khan Shaykhun is situated 8 km northwest of Morek.
Morek
- Categories: populated place in Syria and locality
- Location: Hama Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.37516° or 35° 22′ 31″ northLongitude
36.68987° or 36° 41′ 24″ eastPopulation
14,300Elevation
374 metres (1,227 feet)Open location code
8G7R9MGQ+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 572536638OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
166640Wikidata ID
Q12246176
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