Maqta al-Hajar
Maqta al-Hajar is a village in Hama Governorate, Syria and has about 1,110 residents. Maqta al-Hajar is situated nearby to the village Ruqaytah, as well as near the town Kafr Buhum.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hama.
Hama
Hama is a city in Syria with a population around 400,000. The city is a relatively conservative one dominated by hijabs and burkas. Much of the old city was destroyed in the Hama massacre in 1982.
Maqta al-Hajar
- Type: Village with 1,110 residents
- Also known as: “Maqţa‘ al Ḩajar” and “Maqta` al Hajar”
- Category: locality
- Location: Hama Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.09392° or 35° 5′ 38″ north
Longitude
36.70089° or 36° 42′ 3″ east
Population
1,110
Elevation
356 metres (1,168 feet)
Open location code
8G7R3PV2+H9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Maqta al-Hajar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقطع الحجر”
- French: “Maqta al-Hadjar”
- German: “Makta al-Hadschar”
- Russian: “Макта-аль-Хаджар”
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