Ma’ar Shamsha

Ma’ar Shamsha is a village in , and has about 3,270 residents. Ma’ar Shamsha is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Maarat al-Numan.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 12th-century Ayyubid-era in the city of , located between and in . is situated 3½ km northwest of Ma’ar Shamsha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maarat al-Numan and Deir Sharqi.

, also known as al-Ma'arra, is a city in northwestern , 33 km south of and 57 km north of , with a population of 58,008 at the time of the 2004 census.

Village
, historically called Dayr al-Naqira or Dayr Sim'an, is a village administratively belonging to the in northwestern . is situated 3½ km south of Ma’ar Shamsha.

Town
is a Syrian town located in Maarrat al-Nu'man Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 10,756 in the 2004 census. is situated 7 km east of Ma’ar Shamsha.

Ma’ar Shamsha

Latitude
35.63623° or 35° 38′ 10″ north
Longitude
36.71007° or 36° 42′ 36″ east
Population
3,270
Open location code
8G7RJPP6+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 572534217
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Ma’ar Shamsha” goes by many names.

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