Ash Shaqafān
Ash Shaqafān is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 818 metres. Ash Shaqafān is situated nearby to the locality Al ‘Āqibah, as well as near As Suwaydīyah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mazzeh Military Airport.
Mazzeh Military Airport
Aerodrome
Mezzeh Air Base is an air base located in Mezzeh, Damascus, Syria, south-west of the old centre of Damascus. It had one runway of 8,258 feet length, at elevation 2,407 feet. Mazzeh Military Airport is situated 4 km east of Ash Shaqafān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Mazzeh and Nahr Barbar.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. Al Mazzeh is situated 6 km northeast of Ash Shaqafān.
Nahr Barbar
Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of Damascus 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. Nahr Barbar is situated 8 km southwest of Ash Shaqafān.
Qudsaiya
Town
Photo: waill.hamada.1, CC BY 3.0.
Qudsaya is a Syrian city in Rif Dimashq Governorate and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus. Qudsaiya is situated 8 km north of Ash Shaqafān.
Ash Shaqafān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ash Shaqafan”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.47565° or 33° 28′ 32″ northLongitude
36.18471° or 36° 11′ 5″ eastElevation
818 metres (2,684 feet)Open location code
8G5RF5GM+7VGeoNames ID
8413099
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In Other Languages
“Ash Shaqafān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشقفان”
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