As-Safkun
As-Safkun is a hamlet in Latakia Governorate, Syria and has about 455 residents. As-Safkun is situated nearby to the village Al-Qarama, as well as near the hamlet Daghriyon.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mashqita.
Mashqita
Village
Mashqita is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Bayda, Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the west, al-Bahluliyah to the east and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the southwest. Mashqita is situated 9 km west of As-Safkun.
As-Safkun
- Type: Hamlet with 455 residents
- Also known as: “As Safkūn”, “Safkoûn”, “Safkum”, “Safkun”, and “Safkūn”
- Category: locality
- Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.64859° or 35° 38′ 55″ north
Longitude
36.00008° or 36° 0′ 0″ east
Population
455
Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)
Open location code
8G7RJ2X2+C2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“As-Safkun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السفكون”
- Arabic: “سفكون”
- French: “As-Safkoune”
- German: “as-Safkun”
- Hebrew: “א-ספכון”
- Japanese: “アッ゠サフクーン”
- Korean: “아쌒쿤”
- Russian: “Ас-Сафкун”
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