Ḩuqūl ash Shams
Ḩuqūl ash Shams is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Ḩuqūl ash Shams is situated nearby to the locality Balāţ, as well as near Dayr Baḩdal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palestine Branch.
Palestine Branch
Military installation
Far' Falastine, also known as Branch 235, was a prison operated by Military Intelligence Directorate of Ba'athist Syria under the charge of Brig. Gen. Kamal Hassan between 2017 and 2020, located in Damascus, notorious for accounts of torture, coercive interrogation, and deplorable conditions related by its former detainees. Palestine Branch is situated 4 km west of Ḩuqūl ash Shams.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shabaa and Damascus.
Shabaa
Town
Shabaa is a Syrian village located in Markaz Rif Dimashq, in al-Malihah Subdistrict. Shabaa had a population of 13,446 in the 2004 census. Shabaa is situated 4½ km southeast of Ḩuqūl ash Shams.
Damascus
Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Irbin
Town
Arbin is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located just east of Jobar neighborhood of Damascus. Irbin is situated 6 km north of Ḩuqūl ash Shams.
Ḩuqūl ash Shams
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Huqul ash Shams”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.48275° or 33° 28′ 58″ northLongitude
36.36009° or 36° 21′ 36″ eastElevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)Open location code
8G5RF9M6+42GeoNames ID
8411865
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In Other Languages
“Ḩuqūl ash Shams” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حقول الشمس”
Localities in the Area
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