Rābiyat al Bakhkhāsh

Rābiyat al Bakhkhāsh is a mountain in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,439 metres. Rābiyat al Bakhkhāsh is situated nearby to the area ‘Urqūb al Jurd, as well as near the locality Arḑ Khirbat Mashqatah.

Places of Interest

Highlights include 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 3½ km southeast of Rābiyat al Bakhkhāsh.

Nearby places include 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 6 km southeast of Rābiyat al Bakhkhāsh.

Latitude

34.19219° or 34° 11′ 32″ north

Longitude

36.70352° or 36° 42′ 13″ east

Elevation

1,439 metres (4,721 feet)

Open location code

8G6R5PR3+VC

GeoNames ID

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