Ash Shaykh Yūsuf
Ash Shaykh Yūsuf is a shrine in Latakia Governorate, Syria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell Tweini.
Tell Tweini
Archaeological site
Photo: U0045269, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tell Tweini, possibly the ancient town of Gibala, is a 12 hectare archaeological site located 1 kilometre east of the modern city of Jableh, Syria. It is situated within the coastal plain of Jableh, a short distance of two other main archaeological sites: Tell Sukas and Tell Siyannu. Tell Tweini is situated 4 km northwest of Ash Shaykh Yūsuf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jableh.
Jableh
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jableh is a Mediterranean coastal city in Syria, 25 km north of Baniyas and 25 km south of Latakia, with c. 80,000 inhabitants. As Ancient Gabala, it was a Byzantine archbishopric and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Ash Shaykh Yūsuf
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Ash Shaykh Yusuf” and “Cheïkh Youssef”
- Category: religion
- Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.35444° or 35° 21′ 16″ northLongitude
35.97232° or 35° 58′ 20″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
8G7Q9X3C+QWGeoNames ID
172550
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In Other Languages
“Ash Shaykh Yūsuf” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشيخ يوسف”
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