Al ‘Aqrabīyah
Al ‘Aqrabīyah is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. Al ‘Aqrabīyah is situated nearby to the locality Al Jandīlah, as well as near Al Fāḑilīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kadesh and An-Na’em.
Kadesh
Kadesh, or Qadesh, was an ancient city of the Levant on or near the headwaters or a ford of the Orontes River. It was of some importance during the Late Bronze Age and is mentioned in the Amarna letters.An-Na’em
Village
Al-Na'im is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and northwest of al-Qusayr. Just east of the border with Lebanon and on the western shores of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include… An-Na’em is situated 6 km north of Al ‘Aqrabīyah.
Al-Hoz
Village
Al-Houz is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated at the southern edge of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, Arjoun and al-Qusayr to the southeast, Kafr Mousa to the east and al-Ghassaniya to the northeast. Al-Hoz is situated 6 km northeast of Al ‘Aqrabīyah.
Al ‘Aqrabīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “‘Aqrabīyah”, “Aaqrabîyé”, “Aaqrebiyé”, “Al `Aqrabiyah”, “Al Buwayḑah al Gharbīyah”, and “Aqrabiyé”
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.53845° or 34° 32′ 18″ northLongitude
36.47357° or 36° 28′ 25″ eastElevation
526 metres (1,726 feet)Open location code
8G6RGFQF+9CGeoNames ID
173120
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In Other Languages
“Al ‘Aqrabīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البويضة الغربية”
- Arabic: “العقربية”
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