Al-Ghantu
Al-Ghantoo or al-Ghantu, ALA-LC: al-Ghānṭū: but the original name is spelled: الغُنْثُر/ Al-Ghonthor, which means the land of fountains) is a town in the west of Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 12 km north of Homs.- Type: Locality with 9,410 residents
- Description: village in Syria
- Also known as: “Al Ghanţā”, “Al Ghantu”, “Al Ghanţū”, “Al Rhannto”, “Al-Ghantoo”, “El Rhannta”, “El Rhannto”, and “Ghantto”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talbiseh and Umm Sharshouh.
Talbiseh
Town
Talbiseh is a large town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Homs Governorate, about 10 kilometers north of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Rastan to the north, al-Ghantoo to the southwest and al-Mashrafah to the east. Talbiseh is situated 4 km northeast of Al-Ghantu.
Al-Ghantu
- Categories: village and populated place in Syria
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.82202° or 34° 49′ 19″ north
Longitude
36.69613° or 36° 41′ 46″ east
Population
9,410
Elevation
455 metres (1,493 feet)
Open location code
8G6RRMCW+RF
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Al-Ghantu” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الغنطو”
- Dutch: “Al-Ghantu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الجنطو”
- Persian: “الغنطو”
- Polish: “Al-Ghantu”
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