Bi’r al Arsaţal
Bi’r al Arsaţal is a well in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Bi’r al Arsaţal is situated nearby to the locality Bāb al Baydar, as well as near Al Qādi‘.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Kiswah and Nahr Barbar.
Al-Kiswah
Town
Photo: عبدالرحمن الصياد-أبوعابد, Public domain.
Al-Kiswah is a city in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria. It is located approximately 13 kilometres south of Damascus. It was the location of the 1303 Battle of Marj al-Saffar, and the childhood home of Adnan Awad. Al-Kiswah is situated 7 km south of Bi’r al Arsaţal.
Nahr Barbar
Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of Damascus mentioned in the Book of Kings, now generally identified with the Nahr al-Awaj, also called Awaj, although if the reference to Damascus is limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old Testament, Pharpar would be the modern Taura. Nahr Barbar is situated 9 km west of Bi’r al Arsaţal.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. Al Mazzeh is situated 10 km north of Bi’r al Arsaţal.
Bi’r al Arsaţal
- Type: Well
- Also known as: “Bi’r al Arasţal”, “Bi’r al Arsatal”, and “Bi’r al Arsetel”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.41667° or 33° 25′ northLongitude
36.23333° or 36° 14′ eastElevation
706 metres (2,316 feet)Open location code
8G5RC68M+M8GeoNames ID
172901
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