Middle East
Syria
Rif-dimashq Governorate

Al Buwayḑah

Al Buwayḑah is a locality in , . Al Buwayḑah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahr Barbar and Al-Kiswah.

Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of 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. is situated 4½ km north of Al Buwayḑah.

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Photo: عبدالرحمن الصياد-أبوعابد, Public domain.
is a city in the , . It is located approximately 13 kilometres south of . It was the location of the 1303 Battle of Marj al-Saffar, and the childhood home of Adnan Awad. is situated 10 km east of Al Buwayḑah.

Al Buwayḑah

Latitude
33.3759° or 33° 22′ 33″ north
Longitude
36.13725° or 36° 8′ 14″ east
Elevation
769 metres (2,523 feet)
Open location code
8G5R94GP+9V
Geo­Names ID
173909
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In Other Languages

“Al Buwayḑah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البويضة”
  • Arabic: “بويضية”

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