Shaykh Mazārah
Shaykh Mazārah is a mosque in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,512 metres. Shaykh Mazārah is situated nearby to the town Saidnaya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sednaya Prison.
Sednaya Prison
Prison
Sednaya Prison, nicknamed the "Human Slaughterhouse", was a military prison and death camp in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria. Operated by Ba'athist Syria, prisoners included civilian detainees, anti-government rebels, and political prisoners. Sednaya Prison is situated 3½ km southeast of Shaykh Mazārah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saidnaya and Al-Tall.
Saidnaya
Town
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saidnaya, also transliterated as Saydnaya, Seidnaya or Sednaya, is a city located in the mountains, 1,500 m above sea level, 27 km north of the city of Damascus in Syria. Saidnaya is situated 6 km east of Shaykh Mazārah.
Al-Tall
Town
Al-Tall is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate and capital of the al-Tall District. Situated in the middle of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, having an elevation of roughly 1,000 meters above sea level. Al-Tall is situated 9 km south of Shaykh Mazārah.
Shaykh Mazārah
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Ash Shaykh Muḩammad al ‘Ajamī”, “Cheïkh Mohammed Ajami”, “Cheïkh Mzâra”, and “Shaykh Mazarah”
- Category: religion
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.69103° or 33° 41′ 28″ northLongitude
36.30791° or 36° 18′ 29″ eastElevation
1,512 metres (4,961 feet)Open location code
8G5RM8R5+C5GeoNames ID
172631
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In Other Languages
“Shaykh Mazārah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشيخ محمد العجمي”
- Arabic: “شيخ مزارة”
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