Abū ‘Afşah
Abū ‘Afşah is a locality in Tartus Governorate, Syria. Abū ‘Afşah is situated nearby to the locality Al Kunaysah, as well as near Mashrū‘ ‘Alī Āghā.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arwad and Tartous.
Arwad
Village
Arwad, the classical Aradus, is a town in Syria on an eponymous island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative center of the Arwad Subdistrict, of which it is the only locality. Arwad is situated 6 km west of Abū ‘Afşah.
Tartous
Photo: Ahmadac, Public domain.
Tartous, an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria, is the second largest port in Syria after Latakia and had a population of 115,769 in the 2004 census before the civil war.
Abū ‘Afşah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Abou Aafsa”, “Abou Aafsé”, and “Abu `Afsah”
- Location: Tartus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.83755° or 34° 50′ 15″ northLongitude
35.91792° or 35° 55′ 5″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8G6QRWQ9+25GeoNames ID
174607
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In Other Languages
“Abū ‘Afşah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبو عفصة”
Localities in the Area
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