`Ayn al Fijah

`Ayn al Fijah is a spring in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 877 metres. `Ayn al Fijah is situated nearby to the locality Wadi al Lawz, as well as near the village Kefair az-Zeit.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nabi Habeel Mosque.

Nabi Habeel Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Toushiro, Public domain.

The Nabi Habeel Mosque, or "Mosque of the Prophet Abel", is a shrine and Islamic mosque dedicated to Habeel, located on the west mountains of Damascus, near the Zabadani Valley, overlooking the villages of the Barada river,which are 15, Souk Wadi Barada… Nabi Habeel Mosque is situated 2½ km west of `Ayn al Fijah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qura al-Sham and Buqein.

Qura al-Sham

Village

Photo: Exmak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Qura al-Sham is a Syrian village in the Qudsaya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qura al-Sham had a population of 1,067 in the 2004 census. Until 2024, the village was known as Qura al-Assad. Qura al-Sham is situated 7 km south of `Ayn al Fijah.

Buqein

Village

Baqin or Buqayn is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. Buqein is situated 10 km north of `Ayn al Fijah.

`Ayn al Fijah

Type: Spring
Also known as: “‘Ayn al Fījah”, “Aïn el Fijé”, “Aïn Fijeh”, and “Ain Fijeh, Ain el Fije, Aïn Fijeh, Aïn el Fijé, `Ayn al Fījah”
Category: body of water
Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.61752° or 33° 37′ 3″ north

Longitude

36.13234° or 36° 7′ 56″ east

Elevation

877 metres (2,877 feet)

Open location code

8G5RJ49J+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 573517686

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

GeoNames ID

170386

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“`Ayn al Fijah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “عين الفيجة”
French: “`Ayn al Fijah”
German: “`Ayn al Fijah”

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Localities in the Area

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