Rām al Aswad
Rām al Aswad is a sabkha in Homs Governorate, Syria. Rām al Aswad is situated nearby to the locality Al ‘Āşibīyah, as well as near Al ‘Āliyāt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damina al-Gharbiya and Abil.
Damina al-Gharbiya
Village
Daminah al-Gharbiyah is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Qattinah to the northeast, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah to the east, Daminah al-Sharqiyah to the southeast, al-Dabaah to the south, Arjoun and al-Houz to the southwest and al-Ghassaniyah to the west. Damina al-Gharbiya is situated 9 km south of Rām al Aswad.
Abil
Village
Abil is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 10 kilometers south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Nuqayrah and Kafr Aya to the north, Maskanah to the northeast, Judaydat al-Sharqiyah to the east, Shinshar to the southeast, Damina al-Sharqiyah to the south, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah to the southwest and Qattinah to the west. Abil is situated 10 km southeast of Rām al Aswad.
Rām al Aswad
- Type: Sabkha
- Also known as: “Ram al Aswad” and “Râm el Assouad”
- Category: landform
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.68582° or 34° 41′ 9″ northLongitude
36.59033° or 36° 35′ 25″ eastElevation
507 metres (1,663 feet)Open location code
8G6RMHPR+84GeoNames ID
172394
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In Other Languages
“Rām al Aswad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رام الأسود”
Localities in the Area
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