Nahr al ‘Arab
Nahr al ‘Arab is a stream in Latakia Governorate, Syria. Nahr al ‘Arab is situated nearby to the locality Ḩārat Wādī Jahannam, as well as near Qal‘at al Birsānah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ugarit.
Ugarit
Ruins
Ugarit was an ancient Levantine coastal city located in what is today northern Syria. The site, with its corpus of ancient cuneiform texts, was discovered in 1928. Ugarit is situated 3½ km south of Nahr al ‘Arab.
Nahr al ‘Arab
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Al Khandaq al Azraq”, “Nahr al `Arab”, and “Nahr el Aarab”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.63307° or 35° 37′ 59″ northLongitude
35.78504° or 35° 47′ 6″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8G7QJQMP+62GeoNames ID
173101
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In Other Languages
“Nahr al ‘Arab” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخندق الأزرق”
- Arabic: “نهر العرب”
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