Dayr Khabīyah
Dayr Khabīyah is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Dayr Khabīyah is situated nearby to the locality Al Buwayḑah, as well as near Al Burnuş.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nahr Barbar and Al-Kiswah.
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 6 km northwest of Dayr Khabīyah.
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 8 km east of Dayr Khabīyah.
Dayr Khabīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Dar Khabīyah”, “Dâr Khabîyé”, “Dayr Ghābiyah”, “Dayr Khabiyah”, “Deir Ghābiye”, “Deir Khabîyé”, “Deir Khabiyeh”, and “Deïr Khabyé”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.36403° or 33° 21′ 51″ northLongitude
36.15975° or 36° 9′ 35″ eastElevation
755 metres (2,477 feet)Open location code
8G5R9575+JWGeoNames ID
170778
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In Other Languages
“Dayr Khabīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير خبية”
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