Şukhūr al Ḩişn
Şukhūr al Ḩişn is a ridge in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,725 metres. Şukhūr al Ḩişn is situated nearby to the locality Sahlat aş Şaḩrā, as well as near Şahyūn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include As-Sarkha and Maaloula.
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.
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. Maaloula is situated 4½ km southwest of Şukhūr al Ḩişn.
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 9 km southwest of Şukhūr al Ḩişn.
Şukhūr al Ḩişn
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,725 metres
- Also known as: “Sukhur al Hisn”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.87094° or 33° 52′ 15″ northLongitude
36.58295° or 36° 34′ 59″ eastElevation
1,725 metres (5,659 feet)Open location code
8G5RVHCM+95GeoNames ID
11261509
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In Other Languages
“Şukhūr al Ḩişn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صخور الحصن”
Localities in the Area
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