Jabal al Wa‘r
Jabal al Wa‘r is a ridge in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,147 metres. Jabal al Wa‘r is situated nearby to the locality Al Juwayf, as well as near Bāţ Abū Jarīd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Damascus Securities Exchange.
Damascus Securities Exchange
The Damascus Securities Exchange is a stock exchange located in Damascus, Syria. Founded in 2009, it is the only stock exchange in Syria. The Damascus Securities Exchange is a member of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges. Damascus Securities Exchange is situated 3 km north of Jabal al Wa‘r.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nahr Barbar and Qura al-Sham.
Nahr Barbar
Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of Damascus 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. Nahr Barbar is situated 6 km south of Jabal al Wa‘r.
Qura al-Sham
Village
Photo: Exmak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qura al-Sham is a Syrian village in the Qudsaya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qura al-Sham had a population of 1,067 in the 2004 census. Until 2024, the village was known as Qura al-Assad. Qura al-Sham is situated 9 km north of Jabal al Wa‘r.
Jabal al Wa‘r
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,147 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal al Wa`r”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.47245° or 33° 28′ 21″ northLongitude
36.12865° or 36° 7′ 43″ eastElevation
1,147 metres (3,763 feet)Open location code
8G5RF4CH+XFGeoNames ID
412547
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In Other Languages
“Jabal al Wa‘r” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الوعر”
Localities in the Area
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