Ţār al ‘Ashtār
Ţār al ‘Ashtār is a hill in Syria and has an elevation of 407 metres. Ţār al ‘Ashtār is situated nearby to the locality Khān Fāriḩīyah, as well as near the town Al-Rastan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Rastan Dam.
Al-Rastan Dam
Dam
Photo: الرستن الرستن, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Rastan Dam is an embankment dam on the Orontes River in the city of Al-Rastan, Homs Governorate, Syria. It was completed around 1975 with the primary purpose of water storage for irrigation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Rastan and Umm Sharshouh.
Al-Rastan
Town
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Al-Rastan is the third largest city in the Homs Governorate, located 25 kilometers north of its administrative capital Homs and 22 kilometers from Hama.
Umm Sharshouh
Village
Photo: Gheyas1969, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm Sharshouh is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Ţār al ‘Ashtār.
Talbiseh
Town
Talbiseh is a large town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Homs Governorate, about 10 kilometers north of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Rastan to the north, al-Ghantoo to the southwest and al-Mashrafah to the east. Talbiseh is situated 10 km south of Ţār al ‘Ashtār.
Ţār al ‘Ashtār
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 407 metres
- Also known as: “Tar al `Ashtar” and “Tar el Achtar”
- Category: landform
- Location: Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.93096° or 34° 55′ 52″ northLongitude
36.74473° or 36° 44′ 41″ eastElevation
407 metres (1,335 feet)Open location code
8G6RWPJV+9VGeoNames ID
8322600
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In Other Languages
“Ţār al ‘Ashtār” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “طار العشتار”
Localities in the Area
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