Tahun al Kharra
Tahun al Kharra is a windmill in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Tahun al Kharra is situated nearby to the locality Nahr Barbar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nahr Barbar and Al Mazzeh.
Nahr Barbar
Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of Damascus mentioned in the Book of Kings, now generally identified with the Nahr al-Awaj, also called Awaj, although if the reference to Damascus is limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old Testament, Pharpar would be the modern Taura. Nahr Barbar is situated 5 km west of Tahun al Kharra.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. Al Mazzeh is situated 10 km northeast of Tahun al Kharra.
Al-Kiswah
Town
Photo: عبدالرحمن الصياد-أبوعابد, Public domain.
Al-Kiswah is a city in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria. It is located approximately 13 kilometres south of Damascus. It was the location of the 1303 Battle of Marj al-Saffar, and the childhood home of Adnan Awad. Al-Kiswah is situated 10 km southeast of Tahun al Kharra.
Tahun al Kharra
- Type: Windmill
- Also known as: “Tâhoûn el Qara”, “Tahoun el Qara, Tâhoûn el Qara, Ţāḩūn al Kharra”, and “Ţāḩūn al Kharra”
- Category: industry
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.43333° or 33° 26′ northLongitude
36.18333° or 36° 11′ eastElevation
730 metres (2,395 feet)Open location code
8G5RC5MM+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 567045907OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillGeoNames ID
168260
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Tahun al Kharra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “طاحون الخر”
- French: “Tahun al Kharra”
- German: “Tahun al Kharra”
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