Wadi `Arifah
Wadi `Arifah is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Wadi `Arifah is situated nearby to the locality Wadi al Khamir, as well as near the town Al Mazzeh.- Type: Locality
- Description: watercourse in Syria
- Also known as: “Ouadi Arifa, Ouâdi Arifa, Wādī `Arīfah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mazzeh Military Airport and Mezzeh prison.
Mazzeh Military Airport
Aerodrome
Mezzeh Air Base is an air base located in Mezzeh, Damascus, Syria, south-west of the old centre of Damascus. It had one runway of 8,258 feet length, at elevation 2,407 feet. Mazzeh Military Airport is situated 2½ km south of Wadi `Arifah.
Mezzeh prison
Prison
Mezzeh prison is a now-defunct Syrian prison overlooking the capital, Damascus operated by Ba'athist Syria. Mezzeh is the name of a neighborhood in western Damascus. Mezzeh prison is situated 3½ km east of Wadi `Arifah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Mazzeh and Dummar.
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 2½ km east of Wadi `Arifah.
Dummar
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dummar is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area. Dummar is situated 4½ km northeast of Wadi `Arifah.
Qudsaiya
Town
Photo: waill.hamada.1, CC BY 3.0.
Qudsaya is a Syrian city in Rif Dimashq Governorate and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus. Qudsaiya is situated 5 km north of Wadi `Arifah.
Wadi `Arifah
- Category: watercourse
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.5° or 33° 30′ northLongitude
36.21667° or 36° 13′ eastOpen location code
8G5RG628+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 567045874OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q21589655
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Wadi `Arifah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي عريفة”
- Cebuano: “Wādī ‘Arīfah”
- Dutch: “Wādī ‘Arīfah”
- French: “Wadi `Arifah”
- German: “Wadi `Arifah”
- Swedish: “Wādī ‘Arīfah”
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