Khirbat ad Dunya
Khirbat ad Dunya is a locality in Latakia Governorate, Syria. Khirbat ad Dunya is situated nearby to the village Ash-Sharashir, as well as near Bekhadramo at-Tahta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Latakia International Airport and Tell Tweini.
Latakia International Airport
Aerodrome
Latakia International Airport is an international airport serving Latakia, the principal port city of Syria. Latakia International Airport is situated 2½ km northwest of Khirbat ad Dunya.
Tell Tweini
Archaeological site
Photo: U0045269, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tell Tweini, possibly the ancient town of Gibala, is a 12 hectare archaeological site located 1 kilometre east of the modern city of Jableh, Syria. It is situated within the coastal plain of Jableh, a short distance of two other main archaeological sites: Tell Sukas and Tell Siyannu. Tell Tweini is situated 3 km southwest of Khirbat ad Dunya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jableh.
Jableh
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jableh is a Mediterranean coastal city in Syria, 25 km north of Baniyas and 25 km south of Latakia, with c. 80,000 inhabitants. As Ancient Gabala, it was a Byzantine archbishopric and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Khirbat ad Dunya
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kheurbe ed Donia, Kheurbet ed Donnia, Kheurbet ed Donta, Kheurbet ed Dounia, Khirbat ad Dunyā”
- Categories: historic site and memorial
- Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.38333° or 35° 23′ northLongitude
35.96667° or 35° 58′ eastOpen location code
8G7Q9XM8+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 572534074OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Khirbat ad Dunya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشيخ قاسم”
- Arabic: “خربة الدنيا”
- French: “Khirbat ad Dunya”
- German: “Khirbat ad Dunya”
- Russian: “Хербет-эд-Думия”
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