Safsafah
Safsafah is a village in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. Safsafah is situated nearby to the town Gharanij, as well as near the locality Wadi ash Shuwayl.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dura-Europos and Dura-Europos synagogue.
Dura-Europos
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dura-Europos was a Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 metres above the southwestern bank of the Euphrates river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in present-day Syria.
Dura-Europos synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dura-Europos synagogue was an ancient Jewish synagogue discovered in 1932 at Dura-Europos, Syria. The synagogue contained a forecourt and house of assembly with painted walls depicting people and animals, and a Torah shrine in the western wall facing Jerusalem.
Temple of Zeus Theos
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Temple of Zeus Theos at Dura Europos was built in the second century AD and was among the most important sanctuaries of the city. The structure was located in the centre of the settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gharanij and Hajin.
Gharanij
Town
Gharanij is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Gharanij had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census. Gharanij is situated 4 km northwest of Safsafah.
Hajin
Town
Rojava is a semi-autonomous region of Syria, inhabited mostly by Kurds, and also known as Syrian Kurdistan, and officially since Sep 2018, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. Hajin is situated 10 km southeast of Safsafah.
Safsafah
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Safsaf”, “Şafşāf”, and “Şafşāfah”
- Category: locality
- Location: Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.74208° or 34° 44′ 32″ northLongitude
40.74469° or 40° 44′ 41″ eastElevation
182 metres (597 feet)Open location code
8H62PPRV+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 573457475OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
385780
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