Khirbat Barat
Khirbat Barat is a ruin in Homs Governorate, Syria. Khirbat Barat is situated nearby to the town Al-Rastan, as well as near the village Umm Sharshouh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Al-Rastan Dam is situated 2½ km north of Khirbat Barat.
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 6 km southwest of Khirbat Barat.
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 8 km south of Khirbat Barat.
Khirbat Barat
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Kheurbet Berte”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.91461° or 34° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
36.72849° or 36° 43′ 43″ eastElevation
424 metres (1,391 feet)Open location code
8G6RWP7H+R9GeoNames ID
8322605
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat Barat” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة برت”
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