Marīţ
Marīţ is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. Marīţ is situated nearby to the locality Ash Shaḩf, as well as near Arḑ Ţuwālī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Rastan Dam.
Al-Rastan Dam
Dam
Photo: الرستن الرستن, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Rastan Dam is an embankment dam on the Orontes River in the city of Al-Rastan, Homs Governorate, Syria. It was completed around 1975 with the primary purpose of water storage for irrigation. Al-Rastan Dam is situated 3½ km north of Marīţ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Rastan and Umm Sharshouh.
Al-Rastan
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Al-Rastan is the third largest city in the Homs Governorate, located 25 kilometers north of its administrative capital Homs and 22 kilometers from Hama.
Umm Sharshouh
Village
Photo: Gheyas1969, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm Sharshouh is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Marīţ.
Talbiseh
Town
Talbiseh is a large town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Homs Governorate, about 10 kilometers north of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Rastan to the north, al-Ghantoo to the southwest and al-Mashrafah to the east. Talbiseh is situated 7 km south of Marīţ.
Marīţ
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Manārah” and “Marit”
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.9062° or 34° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
36.73336° or 36° 44′ 0″ eastElevation
442 metres (1,450 feet)Open location code
8G6RWP4M+F8GeoNames ID
11432722
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In Other Languages
“Marīţ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المنارة”
- Arabic: “مريط”
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