‘Amrat Khān ash Shīḩ
‘Amrat Khān ash Shīḩ is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. ‘Amrat Khān ash Shīḩ is situated nearby to the village Husayniyah, as well as near the locality Ashrafīyat al ‘Abbāsīyah.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nahr Barbar.
Nahr Barbar
Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of Damascus mentioned in the Book of Kings, now generally identified with the Nahr al-Awaj, also called Awaj, although if the reference to Damascus is limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old Testament, Pharpar would be the modern Taura. Nahr Barbar is situated 8 km north of ‘Amrat Khān ash Shīḩ.
‘Amrat Khān ash Shīḩ
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “`Amrat Khan ash Shih”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.3418° or 33° 20′ 31″ northLongitude
36.11594° or 36° 6′ 57″ eastElevation
779 metres (2,556 feet)Open location code
8G5R84R8+P9GeoNames ID
11262124
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In Other Languages
“‘Amrat Khān ash Shīḩ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عمرة خان الشيح”
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