Wadi al Maghar
Wadi al Maghar is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Wadi al Maghar is situated nearby to the locality Ra’s az Za`rur, as well as near the village Barhaliya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nabi Habeel Mosque.
Nabi Habeel Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Toushiro, Public domain.
The Nabi Habeel Mosque, or "Mosque of the Prophet Abel", is a shrine and Shi'ia mosque dedicated to Habeel, located on the west mountains of Damascus, near the Zabadani Valley, overlooking the villages of the Barada river, in Syria, the Levant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buqein and Qura al-Sham.
Buqein
Village
Baqin or Buqayn is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. Buqein is situated 8 km north of Wadi al Maghar.
Qura al-Sham
Village
Photo: Exmak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qura al-Sham is a Syrian village in the Qudsaya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qura al-Sham had a population of 1,067 in the 2004 census. Until 2024, the village was known as Qura al-Assad. Qura al-Sham is situated 9 km south of Wadi al Maghar.
Wadi al Maghar
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ouadi el Marhar, Ouâdi el Marhar, Wādī al Maghār”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.634° or 33° 38′ 2″ northLongitude
36.11713° or 36° 7′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8G5RJ4M8+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 573519311OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Wadi al Maghar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي المغار”
- French: “Wadi al Maghar”
- German: “Wadi al Maghar”
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