Ash Shaykh Ibrahim
Ash Shaykh Ibrahim is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Ash Shaykh Ibrahim is situated nearby to the town Sahnaya, as well as near Ashrafia.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Kiswah and Nahr Barbar.
Al-Kiswah
Town
Photo: عبدالرحمن الصياد-أبوعابد, Public domain.
Al-Kiswah is a city in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria. It is located approximately 13 kilometres south of Damascus. It was the location of the 1303 Battle of Marj al-Saffar, and the childhood home of Adnan Awad. Al-Kiswah is situated 7 km south of Ash Shaykh Ibrahim.
Nahr Barbar
Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of Damascus 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. Nahr Barbar is situated 9 km west of Ash Shaykh Ibrahim.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. Al Mazzeh is situated 10 km north of Ash Shaykh Ibrahim.
Ash Shaykh Ibrahim
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Cheikh Brahim, Cheikh Ibrahim, Cheïkh Brahim, Cheïkh Ibrahim, Ash Shaykh Ibrāhīm”
- Categories: historic site and memorial
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.4166° or 33° 24′ 60″ northLongitude
36.2334° or 36° 14′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8G5RC68M+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1703173410OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Ash Shaykh Ibrahim” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشيخ إبراهيم”
- French: “Ash Shaykh Ibrahim”
- German: “Ash Shaykh Ibrahim”
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