‘Ayn as Samak
‘Ayn as Samak is a well in Homs Governorate, Syria. ‘Ayn as Samak is situated nearby to the locality As Suwaydān, as well as near Ash Shi‘āb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Riblah.
Riblah
Archaeological site
The ancient town of Riblah, today a tell covered by a cemetery not far from the town of Ribleh on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon, was in biblical times located on the northern frontier of the land of Canaan. Riblah is situated 3 km southeast of ‘Ayn as Samak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zira’a and Al-Qusayr.
Zira’a
Village
Zira'a is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated on a hill just east of the Orontes River, nearby localities include Rableh to the immediate southwest, al-Qusayr to the north, Jandar to the northeast and Hisyah to the southeast. Zira’a is situated 5 km east of ‘Ayn as Samak.
Al-Qusayr
Town
Al-Qusayr is a city in western Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is located about 35 kilometers south of Homs and is situated in a mountainous area overlooking Syria's border with Lebanon which lies 15 kilometres to the southwest. Al-Qusayr is situated 8 km northeast of ‘Ayn as Samak.
Qasr
Village
Qasr is a village located in the Hermel District of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate in Lebanon. Qasr is situated 8 km west of ‘Ayn as Samak.
‘Ayn as Samak
- Type: Well
- Also known as: “`Ayn as Samak”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.45217° or 34° 27′ 8″ northLongitude
36.52336° or 36° 31′ 24″ eastElevation
534 metres (1,752 feet)Open location code
8G6RFG2F+V8GeoNames ID
11431034
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In Other Languages
“‘Ayn as Samak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين السمك”
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