Sahlat al Jarād

Sahlat al Jarād is a plain in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,631 metres. Sahlat al Jarād is situated nearby to the locality Arḑ Darb adh Dhīb, as well as near Aş Şawwānīyah.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mar Sarkis and Qalamoun Mountains.

Mar Sarkis

Monastery

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Mar Sarkis is a monastery, which is situated 3½ km east of Sahlat al Jarād.

The Qalamoun Mountains are the northeastern portion of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and they are northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus. They run from Barada River Valley in the southwest to the city of Hisyah in the northeast. Qalamoun Mountains is situated 3 km southeast of Sahlat al Jarād.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jib’adin and Maaloula.

Jib’adin

Village

Jubb'adin is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Jib’adin is situated 3½ km south of Sahlat al Jarād.

Maaloula

Village

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maaloula is a town in southwestern Syria. The town is located in the Rif Dimashq Governorate and is 56 km northeast of Damascus, and is built into the mountainside at an altitude of more than 1,500m. Maaloula is situated 3½ km east of Sahlat al Jarād.

As-Sarkha

Village

Al-Sarkha, Bakh'ah or Bakh'a is a depopulated Syrian village in the Yabroud District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Sarkha had a population of 1,405 in the 2004 census. As-Sarkha is situated 6 km northeast of Sahlat al Jarād.

Sahlat al Jarād

Type: Plain
Also known as: “Sahlat al Jarad”
Category: landform
Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.85339° or 33° 51′ 12″ north

Longitude

36.50897° or 36° 30′ 32″ east

Elevation

1,631 metres (5,351 feet)

Open location code

8G5RVG35+9H

GeoNames ID

11261360

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In Other Languages

“Sahlat al Jarād” goes by many names.

Arabic: “سهلة الجراد”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Arḑ Darb adh Dhīb and Aş Şawwānīyah.

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