Jabal al `Awja‘
Jabal al `Awja‘ is a peak in Homs Governorate, Syria. Jabal al `Awja‘ is situated nearby to the village `Anaz, as well as near Besas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers.
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers located near Homs in Syria is widely recognised as the archetypal Crusader castle. Described by T.E. Lawrence as "perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world", this somewhat isolated site is located magnificently and is, indeed, extremely well-preserved.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Hawash and Al-Mizaina.
Al-Hawash
Village
Photo: Micheloo, Public domain.
Al-Hawash is a Greek Orthodox Christians town in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include al-Husn and Marmarita to the west, Shin to the east and Talkalakh to the southwest.
Al-Mizaina
Village
Mizyeneh or Mazyanah is a small Greek Orthodox Christian village located in Western Syria close to the Lebanese borders and administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate.
Al-Mishtaya
Village
Al-Mishtaya is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon.
Jabal al `Awja‘
- Type: Peak
- Also known as: “Jebel el Aaouja, Jebel el Aouja, Jabal al `Awjā‘”
- Category: landform
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.7333° or 34° 44′ northLongitude
36.3013° or 36° 18′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8G6RP8M2+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 572550509OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Jabal al `Awja‘” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل العوجاء”
- French: “Jabal al `Awja‘”
- German: “Jabal al `Awja‘”
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Localities in the Area
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