Sinhar
Sinhar is a ruins in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. Sinhar is situated nearby to the town Daret Izza.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Batouta.
Batouta
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Batuta, is a village in northwestern Syria, located in the Jebel Sem’an region of the Dead Cities. The village was founded in the 4th century CE. By the 6th century, it had two churches and more than twelve other stone buildings. Batouta is situated 2 km northwest of Sinhar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daret Izza and Dead Cities.
Daret Izza
Town
Darat Izza is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located 30 kilometres northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Deir Samaan to the north, Anadan to the east and Turmanin to the southwest. Daret Izza is situated 5 km west of Sinhar.
Dead Cities
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dead Cities are a dispersed collection of world heritage-listed in Northwestern Syria. These Roman and Early Christian towns towns once formed part of Antioch. They have long since been abandoned but make an interesting stop for tourists.
Sinhar
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Simkhar”
- Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.29723° or 36° 17′ 50″ northLongitude
36.90823° or 36° 54′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8G8R7WW5+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2609422649OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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