Al-Ballan
Al-Ballan is a village in Homs Governorate, Syria and has about 1,990 residents. Al-Ballan is situated nearby to the town Al-Rastan, as well as near Az-Za’faraniya.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 northwest of Al-Ballan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Rastan and Umm Sharshouh.
Al-Rastan
Town
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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. Al-Rastan is situated 2½ km northwest of Al-Ballan.
Umm Sharshouh
Village
Photo: Gheyas1969, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm Sharshouh is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Al-Ballan.
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 8 km south of Al-Ballan.
Al-Ballan
- Type: Village with 1,990 residents
- Also known as: “Al Ballan” and “Al Ballān”
- Category: locality
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.91228° or 34° 54′ 44″ northLongitude
36.75644° or 36° 45′ 23″ eastPopulation
1,990Elevation
416 metres (1,365 feet)Open location code
8G6RWQ64+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 12168781316OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11441403
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