Al Barāj
Al Barāj is a locality in Latakia Governorate, Syria. Al Barāj is situated nearby to the locality Qal‘at al Birsānah, as well as near Ḩārat Wādī Jahannam.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.
Al Barāj
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Baraj”
- Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.61652° or 35° 36′ 60″ north
Longitude
35.77789° or 35° 46′ 40″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8G7QJQ8H+J5
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Al Barāj” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البراج”
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