Ash Shamshakīyah
Ash Shamshakīyah is a locality in Latakia Governorate, Syria. Ash Shamshakīyah is situated nearby to the locality Kirsana, as well as near Bustān Shabīb.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ugarit.
Ugarit
Ruins
Ugarit was an ancient Levantine coastal city located in what is today northern Syria, at a site known in Arabic as Ras Shamra or Tell Shamra. Since its discovery in 1928, the site has revealed the oldest known systematic use of an alphabet. Ugarit is situated 3½ km southwest of Ash Shamshakīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mashqita.
Mashqita
Village
Mashqita is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Bayda, Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the west, al-Bahluliyah to the east and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the southwest. Mashqita is situated 10 km northeast of Ash Shamshakīyah.
Ash Shamshakīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ash Shamshakiyah”
- Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.6156° or 35° 36′ 56″ north
Longitude
35.82024° or 35° 49′ 13″ east
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
8G7QJR8C+63
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Ash Shamshakīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشمشكية”
Localities in the Area
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