Al Khirbah

Al Khirbah is a locality in , . Al Khirbah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tartus Museum and Tartus Port.

Museum
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa was a Catholic cathedral in the city of , . Erected during the 12th century, it has been described by historians as "the best-preserved religious structure of the Crusades." The cathedral was popular among pilgrims during the Crusades because Saint Peter was said to have founded a small church there dedicated to the Virgin Mary. is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Khirbah.

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is situated 3½ km west of Al Khirbah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tartous and Arwad.

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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.

Village
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, 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 8 km southwest of Al Khirbah.

Al Khirbah

Latitude
34.90822° or 34° 54′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.91159° or 35° 54′ 42″ east
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
8G6QWW56+7J
Geo­Names ID
8238701
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Al Khirbah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الخربة”

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