Abū ‘Afşah

Abū ‘Afşah is a locality in , . Abū ‘Afşah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arwad and Tartous.

Village
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
, the classical Aradus, is a town in on an eponymous island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative center of the Subdistrict, of which it is the only locality. is situated 6 km west of Abū ‘Afşah.

Photo: Ahmadac, Public domain.
Tartus, an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of , is the second largest port in Syria after and had a population of 115,769 in the 2004 census before the civil war.

Abū ‘Afşah

Latitude
34.83755° or 34° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
35.91792° or 35° 55′ 5″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8G6QRWQ9+25
Geo­Names ID
174607
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Satellite Map

Discover Abū ‘Afşah from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Abū ‘Afşah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبو عفصة”

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