Qubbat al `Asafir

Qubbat al `Asafir is a cemetery in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Qubbat al `Asafir is situated nearby to the town Adra, as well as near the village Hefeir at-Tahta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adra and Hefeir at-Tahta.

Adra

Town

Photo: anwar rizvi, CC BY 2.0.

'Adra is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 20,559 in the 2004 census. Adra is situated 3½ km southeast of Qubbat al `Asafir.

Hefeir at-Tahta

Village

Hufayr al-Tahta is a Syrian village located in the Douma District of Rif Dimashq. Hufayr al-Tahta had a population of 3,688 as per the 2004 census. Hefeir at-Tahta is situated 6 km west of Qubbat al `Asafir.

Betihet al-Wafedin

Town

Batihat al-Wafidin is a Syrian village located in Douma District. Batihat al-Wafidin had a population of 16,539 in the 2004 census. Betihet al-Wafedin is situated 7 km southwest of Qubbat al `Asafir.

Qubbat al `Asafir

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Kubbet i Asafir”, “Kubbet i Asafir, Qoubbet el Aassafir, Qoubbet el Aassâfir, Qubbet el `Asafir, Qubbet el `Asāfīr, Qubbat al `Aşāfīr”, “Qoubbet el Aassâfir”, “Qubbat al `Aşāfīr”, and “Qubbet el `Asāfīr”
Category: burial
Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.63333° or 33° 38′ north

Longitude

36.5° or 36° 30′ east

Elevation

628 metres (2,060 feet)

Open location code

8G5RJGM2+82

OpenStreetMap ID

node 567044469

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

GeoNames ID

172865

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Qubbat al `Asafir” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قبة العصافير”
French: “Qubbat al `Asafir”
German: “Qubbat al `Asafir”

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