Middle East
Syria
Rif-dimashq Governorate

Al Muqayşibah

Al Muqayşibah is a locality in , . Al Muqayşibah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mazzeh Military Airport.

Aerodrome
Mezzeh Air Base is an air base located in Mezzeh, , Syria, south-west of the old centre of Damascus. It had one runway of 8,258 feet length, at elevation 2,407 feet. is situated 2½ km north of Al Muqayşibah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahr Barbar.

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 9 km southwest of Al Muqayşibah.

Al Muqayşibah

Latitude
33.45623° or 33° 27′ 22″ north
Longitude
36.22252° or 36° 13′ 21″ east
Elevation
709 metres (2,326 feet)
Open location code
8G5RF64F+F2
Geo­Names ID
8413093
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In Other Languages

“Al Muqayşibah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المقيصبة”

Localities in the Area

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