Khirbat Gharghub
Khirbat Gharghub is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. Khirbat Gharghub is situated nearby to the locality Ard as Suwayda‘, as well as near the village Al-Makramiye.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talbiseh and Umm Sharshouh.
Talbiseh
Town
Talbiseh is a large town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Homs Governorate, about 10 kilometers north of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Rastan to the north, al-Ghantoo to the southwest and al-Mashrafah to the east. Talbiseh is situated 3½ km west of Khirbat Gharghub.
Umm Sharshouh
Village
Photo: Gheyas1969, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm Sharshouh is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Khirbat Gharghub.
Al-Rastan
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Al-Rastan is the third largest city in the Homs Governorate, located 25 kilometers north of its administrative capital Homs and 22 kilometers from Hama. Al-Rastan is situated 9 km north of Khirbat Gharghub.
Khirbat Gharghub
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kheurbet Rharrhoub”, “Kheurbet Rharrhoub, Khirbat Gharghūb”, and “Khirbat Gharghūb”
- Categories: ruins and historic site
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.85003° or 34° 51′ 0″ northLongitude
36.76669° or 36° 46′ 0″ eastElevation
488 metres (1,601 feet)Open location code
8G6RVQ28+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 572551036OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
170257
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Khirbat Gharghub” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة غرغوب”
- French: “Khirbat Gharghub”
- German: “Khirbat Gharghub”
Localities in the Area
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