Zakiya

Zakiya is a town in , and has about 18,600 residents. Zakiya is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Kiswah and Nahr Barbar.

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 8 km east of Zakiya.

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 9 km north of Zakiya.

Zakiya

Latitude
33.33445° or 33° 20′ 4″ north
Longitude
36.15993° or 36° 9′ 36″ east
Population
18,600
Open location code
8G5R85M5+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 567046657
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Zakiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “زاكية”
  • French: “Zakia”
  • German: “Sakija”
  • Hebrew: “זאכיה”
  • Japanese: “ザーキヤ”
  • Korean: “자키야”
  • Russian: “Закия”

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