Shizar

Shizar is a town in , and has about 5,950 residents. Shizar is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maharda and Halfaya.

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is a Christian city in western , administratively part of the , located about 23 kilometers northwest of . It is situated along the , near the Ghab plain.

Town
Photo: Ayham.Alkasim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in northern , administratively part of the , located about 25 kilometers northwest of . Nearby localities include Mahardah and to the west, al-Lataminah and to the north, and to the east, and to the southeast, to the south and to the southeast. is situated 4 km east of Shizar.

Village
is a town located in the Kafr Zita Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 1,771 in the 2004 census. is situated 9 km north of Shizar.

Shizar

Latitude
35.26056° or 35° 15′ 38″ north
Longitude
36.56097° or 36° 33′ 40″ east
Population
5,950
Open location code
8G7R7H66+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 572557538
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Shizar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيزر”
  • French: “Chizar”
  • German: “Schiser”
  • Hebrew: “שיזר”
  • Japanese: “シザル”
  • Korean: “시자르”
  • Russian: “Шизар”

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