Ḩārat at Turkumān
Ḩārat at Turkumān is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. Ḩārat at Turkumān is situated nearby to the locality At Tallah, as well as near ‘Annāz.Places of Interest
Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and St George Monastery.
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers located near Homs in Syria is widely recognised as the archetypal Crusader castle. Described by T.E. Lawrence as "perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world", this somewhat isolated site is located magnificently and is, indeed, extremely well-preserved.
St George Monastery
Church
Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of al-Mishtaya in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the Homs Governorate in northwestern Syria, the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers. St George Monastery is situated 3½ km northwest of Ḩārat at Turkumān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Hawash and Al-Mishtaya.
Al-Hawash
Village
Photo: Micheloo, Public domain.Al-Mishtaya
Village
Al-Mishtaya is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon. Al-Mishtaya is situated 3 km northwest of Ḩārat at Turkumān.
Kafra
Village
Kafra is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafra had a population of 909 in the 2004 census. Kafra is situated 4 km northwest of Ḩārat at Turkumān.
Ḩārat at Turkumān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Harat at Turkuman”, “Haret et Turkman”, “Haret ett Tourkmane”, and “Hâret ett Tourkmâne”
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.75331° or 34° 45′ 12″ north
Longitude
36.29939° or 36° 17′ 58″ east
Elevation
570 metres (1,870 feet)
Open location code
8G6RQ73X+8Q
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In Other Languages
“Ḩārat at Turkumān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حارة التركمان”
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