Al Banastur
Al Banastur is a ruins in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. Al Banastur 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 3½ km west of Al Banastur.
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 7 km west of Al Banastur.
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.
Al Banastur
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “El Banastour, El Banastoûr, Al Banastūr”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.30332° or 36° 18′ 12″ northLongitude
36.92288° or 36° 55′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8G8R8W3F+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 571210048OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Al Banastur” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البنستور”
- French: “Al Banastur”
- German: “Al Banastur”
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