Middle East
Syria
Rif-dimashq Governorate

Tall Kawkab

Tall Kawkab is a hill in , and has an elevation of 814 metres. Tall Kawkab is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahr Barbar and Al-Kiswah.

Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of mentioned in the Book of Kings, now generally identified with the Nahr al-Awaj, also called Awaj, although if the reference to Damascus is limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old Testament, Pharpar would be the modern Taura. is situated 3 km northwest of Tall Kawkab.

Town
Photo: عبدالرحمن الصياد-أبوعابد, Public domain.
is a city in the , . It is located approximately 13 kilometres south of . It was the location of the 1303 Battle of Marj al-Saffar, and the childhood home of Adnan Awad. is situated 9 km southeast of Tall Kawkab.

Tall Kawkab

Latitude
33.40518° or 33° 24′ 19″ north
Longitude
36.16342° or 36° 9′ 48″ east
Elevation
814 metres (2,671 feet)
Open location code
8G5RC547+39
Geo­Names ID
8412895
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In Other Languages

“Tall Kawkab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل كوكب”

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