Kaukab

Kaukab is a village in , and has about 1,190 residents. Kaukab is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahr Barbar and Al-Kiswah.

Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of mentioned in the Book of Kings, now generally identified with the Nahr al-Awaj, also called Awaj, although if the reference to Damascus is limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old Testament, Pharpar would be the modern Taura. is situated 5 km northwest of Kaukab.

Town
Photo: عبدالرحمن الصياد-أبوعابد, Public domain.
is a city in the , . It is located approximately 13 kilometres south of . It was the location of the 1303 Battle of Marj al-Saffar, and the childhood home of Adnan Awad. is situated 7 km southeast of Kaukab.

Kaukab

Latitude
33.39194° or 33° 23′ 31″ north
Longitude
36.17595° or 36° 10′ 33″ east
Population
1,190
Open location code
8G5R95RG+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12018242738
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Kaukab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوكب”
  • French: “Kaukab”
  • German: “Kaukab”
  • Russian: “Каукаб”

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