Al-Ballan

Al-Ballan is a village in , and has about 1,990 residents. Al-Ballan is situated nearby to the town , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Rastan Dam.

Dam
Photo: الرستن الرستن, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an embankment dam on the in the city of , , . It was completed around 1975 with the primary purpose of water storage for irrigation. is situated 3½ km northwest of Al-Ballan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Rastan and Umm Sharshouh.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the third largest city in the , located 25 kilometers north of its administrative capital and 22 kilometers from . is situated 2½ km northwest of Al-Ballan.

Village
Photo: Gheyas1969, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Al-Ballan.

Town
is a large town in northwestern administratively part of the , about 10 kilometers north of . Nearby localities include to the north, al-Ghantoo to the southwest and al-Mashrafah to the east. is situated 8 km south of Al-Ballan.

Al-Ballan

Latitude
34.91228° or 34° 54′ 44″ north
Longitude
36.75644° or 36° 45′ 23″ east
Population
1,990
Elevation
416 metres (1,365 feet)
Open location code
8G6RWQ64+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12168781316
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11441403
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Satellite Map

Discover Al-Ballan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Al-Ballan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البلان”
  • French: “Al-Balane”
  • German: “al-Balan”
  • Hebrew: “אל-בלאן”
  • Japanese: “アル゠バラーヌ”
  • Korean: “알발란”
  • Russian: “Аль-Балан”

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