Ash Sharfah
Ash Sharfah is an area in Hama Governorate, Syria. Ash Sharfah is situated nearby to the locality Al Andalus, as well as near Al Ba‘th.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Mosque and Azm Palace.
Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: K. A. C. Creswell, Public domain.
The Great Mosque of Hama, is a mosque in Hama, Syria. It is located approximately 400 metres west of the citadel. Built in the 8th century CE, it was largely destroyed in the 1982 Hama massacre and subsequently rebuilt.
Azm Palace
Museum
Photo: TheRealHuldra, Public domain.
The Azm Palace is an 18th-century Ottoman-era palace in Hama, Syria at the center of the city on the banks of the Orontes River, about 400 meters south of the Hama Citadel.
Hama Castle
Castle
Photo: TheRealHuldra, Public domain.
Hama Castle is a mostly-ruined fortress located in Hama, Syria, Located on the Orontes River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hama and Khitab.
Hama
Hama is a city in Syria with a population around 400,000. The city is a relatively conservative one dominated by hijabs and burkas. Much of the old city was destroyed in the Hama massacre in 1982.
Khitab
Town
Photo: Ayham.Alkasim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khattab is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, northwest of Hama located near the Orontes River. Nearby localities include Qamhana to the east, Shihat Hama to the southeast, Kafr al-Tun to the southwest, al-Majdal to the west, Mhardeh and Halfaya to the northwest and Taybat al-Imam to the northeast. Khitab is situated 9 km northwest of Ash Sharfah.
Ash Sharfah
- Type: Area
- Also known as: “Ech Charfé”
- Location: Hama Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.12924° or 35° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
36.72795° or 36° 43′ 41″ eastElevation
303 metres (994 feet)Open location code
8G7R4PHH+M5GeoNames ID
8266849
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In Other Languages
“Ash Sharfah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشرفة”
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