Wādī aţ Ţāḩūn
Wādī aţ Ţāḩūn is a wadi in Latakia Governorate, Syria. Wādī aţ Ţāḩūn is situated nearby to the locality Ḩārat Wādī Jahannam, as well as near Qal‘at al Birsānah.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 2½ km south of Wādī aţ Ţāḩūn.
Wādī aţ Ţāḩūn
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi at Tahun”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.62646° or 35° 37′ 35″ north
Longitude
35.78891° or 35° 47′ 20″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8G7QJQGQ+HH
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Wādī aţ Ţāḩūn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي الطاحون”
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