Aqraba

Aqraba is a Syrian located in the of . Aqraba had a population of 6,799 in the 2004 census.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 6,800 residents
  • Description: village in Syria
  • Also known as: “‘Aqrabā”, “`Aqraba”, “Aaqraba”, and “Aqraba, Rif Dimashq Governorate”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palestine Branch.

Military installation
Far' Falastine, also known as Branch 235, was a prison operated by Military Intelligence Directorate of Ba'athist Syria under the charge of Brig. Gen. Kamal Hassan between 2017 and 2020, located in , notorious for accounts of torture, coercive interrogation, and deplorable conditions related by its former detainees. is situated 3½ km northwest of Aqraba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Sahm and Babella.

Village
Beit Sahem is a village in southern , administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the , located 's southeastern outskirts.

Town
Babbila is a town in southern , administratively part of the , located on the southern outskirts of to the east of the .

Village
Al-Malihah is a town in southern , administratively part of the , located on the eastern outskirts of to the west of , in the Ghouta area. is situated 3 km northeast of Aqraba.

Aqraba

Latitude
33.47216° or 33° 28′ 20″ north
Longitude
36.35039° or 36° 21′ 1″ east
Population
6,800
Elevation
665 metres (2,182 feet)
Open location code
8G5RF9C2+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573519468
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
173125
Wiki­data ID
Q12227461
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Aqraba” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عقربا (ريف دمشق)”
  • Arabic: “عقربا”
  • Dutch: “Akraba”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عقربا”
  • French: “Aqraba”
  • German: “Akraba”
  • Hebrew: “עקרבא”
  • Japanese: “アクラバ”
  • Korean: “아크라바”
  • Persian: “عقربا”
  • Polish: “Akraba”
  • Russian: “Акраба”
  • Uzbek: “Aqraba (Rif Dimashq gubernatorligi, Suriya)”
  • Uzbek: “Aqraba”

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