Al Birkah ash Sharqīyah

Al Birkah ash Sharqīyah is a reservoir in , and has an elevation of 864 metres. Al Birkah ash Sharqīyah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bosra Amphitheatre and Ancient City of Bosra.

Theater building
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The Roman Theatre at Bosra is a large Roman theatre in , in the in south-western Syria.

Archaeological site
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The is an archaeological site located in the city of , . The site illustrates the Roman, Byzantine and Muslim civilizations, and was inscribed by UNESCO on the list of World Heritage Sites in 1980.

Mosque
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The Al-Omari Mosque of Bosra is a in the Roman of , , a World Heritage Site. The mosque was founded by Caliph Umar, who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in 636 CE, and it was completed in 721 CE by Caliph Yazid II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bosra.

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, officially known Busra al-Sham, is an ancient town in . Due to being a major archaeological site, it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Al Birkah ash Sharqīyah

Latitude
32.5204° or 32° 31′ 13″ north
Longitude
36.49122° or 36° 29′ 28″ east
Elevation
864 metres (2,835 feet)
Open location code
8G4RGFCR+5F
Geo­Names ID
8384217
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In Other Languages

“Al Birkah ash Sharqīyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البركة الشرقية”
  • Arabic: “البركة الصغرى”

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