Madaya

Madaya is a small mountainous town in , located at an altitude of around 1,300 metres. It is located about 40 kilometres northwest of in the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 9,370 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Syria
  • Also known as: “Maḑāyā”, “Madaya, Syria”, “מדאיה”, and “馬達亞”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buqein and Al-Zabadani.

Village
Baqin or Buqayn is a village in the of the .

Town
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or Az-Zabadani is a city in southwestern… is situated 4 km north of Madaya.

Village
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village located 51 kilometers… is situated 4½ km northeast of Madaya.

Madaya

Latitude
33.69011° or 33° 41′ 24″ north
Longitude
36.10294° or 36° 6′ 11″ east
Population
9,370
Elevation
1,242 metres (4,075 feet)
Open location code
8G5RM4R3+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573519400
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
167558
Wiki­data ID
Q3333478
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Madaya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مضايا”
  • Bulgarian: “Медая”
  • Catalan: “Madaya”
  • Cebuano: “Medaya”
  • Chinese: “迈达亚”
  • Chinese: “邁达亞”
  • Czech: “Madája”
  • Dutch: “Madaya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مضايا”
  • Esperanto: “Madaja”
  • Esperanto: “Madaya”
  • Finnish: “Madaya”
  • French: “Madaia”
  • French: “Madaya”
  • German: “Madaja”
  • German: “Madaya”
  • Hebrew: “מדאיא”
  • Italian: “Madaya”
  • Japanese: “マダーヤ”
  • Kabyle: “Maḍaya”
  • Korean: “마다야”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Madaya i Syria”
  • Persian: “مضایا”
  • Polish: “Madaja”
  • Romanian: “Madaya”
  • Russian: “Мадая”
  • Scots: “Madaya, Sirie”
  • Scots: “Madaya”
  • Spanish: “Madaya”
  • Turkish: “Madaya”
  • Turkish: “Medaye”
  • Ukrainian: “Мадая”
  • Urdu: “میڈایا، شام”
  • Vietnamese: “Madaya, Syria”
  • Vietnamese: “Madaya”

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