Ash Shuwayţah
Ash Shuwayţah is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. Ash Shuwayţah is situated nearby to the locality ‘Amār al Ḩişn, as well as near Ash Shuwayhid.Places of Interest
Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and St George Monastery.
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers located near Homs in Syria is widely recognised as the archetypal Crusader castle. Described by T.E. Lawrence as "perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world", this somewhat isolated site is located magnificently and is, indeed, extremely well-preserved.
St George Monastery
Church
Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of al-Mishtaya in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the Homs Governorate in northwestern Syria, the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Mishtaya and Kafra.
Al-Mishtaya
Village
Al-Mishtaya is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon. Al-Mishtaya is situated 2½ km north of Ash Shuwayţah.
Kafra
Village
Kafra is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafra had a population of 909 in the 2004 census. Kafra is situated 3½ km north of Ash Shuwayţah.
Marmarita
Village
Ash Shuwayţah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ash Shuwaytah”
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.74716° or 34° 44′ 50″ north
Longitude
36.2671° or 36° 16′ 2″ east
Elevation
460 metres (1,509 feet)
Open location code
8G6RP7W8+VR
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In Other Languages
“Ash Shuwayţah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشويطة”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as ‘Amār al Ḩişn and Ash Shuwayhid.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Z̧ahr ash Shuwayhid and Z̧ahr ash Shabūq.
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