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.

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′ north

Longitude

36.18333° or 36° 11′ east

Elevation

730 metres (2,395 feet)

Open location code

8G5RC5MM+88

OpenStreetMap ID

node 567045907

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=windmill

GeoNames 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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