Ar Rab‘ ash Sharqī

Ar Rab‘ ash Sharqī is a locality in , . Ar Rab‘ ash Sharqī is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahr Barbar and Al Mazzeh.

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 6 km southwest of Ar Rab‘ ash Sharqī.

Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in , , due west of . It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the constructed , which was the main airport in Damascus until opened. is situated 8 km northeast of Ar Rab‘ ash Sharqī.

Ar Rab‘ ash Sharqī

Latitude
33.45864° or 33° 27′ 31″ north
Longitude
36.17318° or 36° 10′ 23″ east
Elevation
774 metres (2,539 feet)
Open location code
8G5RF55F+F7
Geo­Names ID
8413102
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In Other Languages

“Ar Rab‘ ash Sharqī” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الربع الشرقي”

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