Şakhr al Gharbī
Şakhr al Gharbī is a ridge in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,595 metres. Şakhr al Gharbī is situated nearby to the locality An Nuşūb, as well as near the village Maaloula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qalamoun Mountains and Mar Sarkis.
Qalamoun Mountains
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maaloula and Jib’adin.
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 rugged mountainside at an altitude of more than 1,500m.
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 3 km southwest of Şakhr al Gharbī.
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 north of Şakhr al Gharbī.
Şakhr al Gharbī
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,595 metres
- Also known as: “Sakhr al Gharbi”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.8358° or 33° 50′ 9″ northLongitude
36.53966° or 36° 32′ 23″ eastElevation
1,595 metres (5,233 feet)Open location code
8G5RRGPQ+8VGeoNames ID
11261429
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In Other Languages
“Şakhr al Gharbī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صخر الغربي”
Localities in the Area
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