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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arwad and Tartous.
Arwad
Village
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
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.
Tartus, 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
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”
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