Az Ziyarah
Az Ziyarah is a village in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. Az Ziyarah is situated nearby to the village Zawr Maghar, as well as near Bayadiyah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Carchemish and Karkamış Dam.
Carchemish
Photo: JoJan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carchemish, also spelled Karkemish, was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian Empires. Carchemish is situated 3 km southwest of Az Ziyarah.
Karkamış Dam
Dam
Karkamış Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. It is on the Euphrates River. The foundation of the dam was laid in 1996, and is 4.5 kilometres from the Syria border.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yurtbağı and Gürçay.
Yurtbağı
Village
Yurtbağı, formerly and still informally called Merchamis, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karkamış, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and had a population of 163 in 2022. Yurtbağı is situated 3 km west of Az Ziyarah.
Gürçay
Village
Gürçay is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karkamış, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village had a population of 123 in 2022 and is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe. Gürçay is situated 3 km north of Az Ziyarah.
Çiçekalan
Village
Çiçekalan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Birecik, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its population is 238. It is located on the east bank of the Euphrates, very close to the Syrian border. Çiçekalan is situated 3½ km northeast of Az Ziyarah.
Az Ziyarah
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Az Zīyārah”
- Category: locality
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.85426° or 36° 51′ 15″ northLongitude
38.03436° or 38° 2′ 4″ eastElevation
369 metres (1,211 feet)Open location code
8G8WV23M+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3586671428OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
10304586
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Az Ziyarah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الزيارة”
- Kurdish: “Ziyaretê”
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