Wādī Şahyūn
Wādī Şahyūn is a wadi in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,335 metres. Wādī Şahyūn is situated nearby to the locality Ikhwānīyāt, as well as near the area ‘Ayn aţ Ţayyibah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of St. James the Mutilated.
Monastery of St. James the Mutilated
Monastery
The Monastery of St. James the Mutilated is a 6th-century Melkite Greek Catholic monastery in Qara, Syria. It is located 97 km north of Damascus and 15 km east of Al-Nabek. The monastery is dedicated to Saint James the Mutilated. Monastery of St. James the Mutilated is situated 3 km north of Wādī Şahyūn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qara and Deir Atiyah.
Qara
Town
Qara or Kara is a city in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria. It is located between the Qalamoun Mountains and the Eastern Lebanon mountains range, 95 kilometres north of the capital Damascus on the road to the city of Homs. Qara is situated 3 km northeast of Wādī Şahyūn.
Deir Atiyah
Town
Photo: Wisal Ahdab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deir Atiyah or Dayr Atiyah is a town in Syria, located between the Qalamoun Mountains and the Eastern Lebanon Mountains Series, 88 kilometres north of the capital Damascus and on the road to the city of Homs. Deir Atiyah is situated 7 km southeast of Wādī Şahyūn.
Wādī Şahyūn
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Sahyun”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.1414° or 34° 8′ 29″ northLongitude
36.71961° or 36° 43′ 11″ eastElevation
1,335 metres (4,380 feet)Open location code
8G6R4PR9+HRGeoNames ID
11430411
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In Other Languages
“Wādī Şahyūn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي صهيون”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ikhwānīyāt and ‘Ayn aţ Ţayyibah.
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