Bab at-Taqa
Bab at-Taqa is a village in Hama Governorate, Syria and has about 1,000 residents. Bab at-Taqa is situated nearby to the village Mustarihat Afamya, as well as near Al-Karakat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Apamea.
Apamea
Photo: Jim Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
Apamea, on the right bank of the Orontes River, was an ancient Greek and Roman city. It was the capital of Apamene under the Macedonians, became the capital and Metropolitan Archbishopric of late Roman province Syria Secunda, again in the crusader period.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qalaat al-Madiq.
Qalaat al-Madiq
Village
Qalaat al-Madiq is a town and medieval fortress in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. It is situated in the al-Ghab plain, on the eastern bank of the Orontes River. Qalaat al-Madiq is situated 3½ km south of Bab at-Taqa.
Bab at-Taqa
- Type: Village with 1,000 residents
- Also known as: “Bab at Taqah” and “Bāb aţ Ţāqah”
- Category: locality
- Location: Hama Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.44859° or 35° 26′ 55″ northLongitude
36.38284° or 36° 22′ 58″ eastPopulation
1,000Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)Open location code
8G7RC9XM+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6461419738OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11556246
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Bab at-Taqa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الطاقة”
- French: “Bab at-Taqa”
- German: “Bab at-Taka”
- Russian: “Баб-ат-Така”
Localities in the Area
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