Al Farkūḩīyah

Al Farkūḩīyah is a locality in , . Al Farkūḩīyah is situated near the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Riblah.

Archaeological site
The ancient town of , today a tell covered by a cemetery not far from the town of Ribleh on the side of the border with Lebanon, was in biblical times located on the northern frontier of the land of Canaan. is situated 2½ km southwest of Al Farkūḩīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zira’a and Al-Qusayr.

Village
Zira'a is a village in central , administratively part of the , located southwest of . Situated on a hill just east of the , nearby localities include Rableh to the immediate southwest, to the north, Jandar to the northeast and to the southeast.

Town
is a city in western , administratively part of the . It is located about 35 kilometers south of and is situated in a mountainous area overlooking Syria's border with which lies 15 kilometres to the southwest. is situated 7 km north of Al Farkūḩīyah.

Al Farkūḩīyah

Latitude
34.45198° or 34° 27′ 7″ north
Longitude
36.56486° or 36° 33′ 54″ east
Elevation
533 metres (1,749 feet)
Open location code
8G6RFH27+QW
Geo­Names ID
11431135
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In Other Languages

“Al Farkūḩīyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الفركوحية”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al ‘Āţifīyah and Al Ḩasībīyah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kharāb Jūsīyah and Khirbat Dablah.

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Worth a closer look: Damascus and Aleppo.

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