Al Fawar spring
Al Fawar spring is a spring in Homs Governorate, Syria. Al Fawar spring is situated nearby to the village Al-Mishtaya, as well as near Marmarita.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St George Monastery and Lady of the Valley Sculpture.
St George Monastery
Church
Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of al-Mishtaya in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the Homs Governorate in northwestern Syria, the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers. St George Monastery is situated 1½ km east of Al Fawar spring.
Lady of the Valley Sculpture
Work of art
Photo: أفرام, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lady of the Valley is a Marian shrine inaugurated on 16 August 2009, located in Al-Nasirah, Wadi al-Nasara in Syria. The statue is built near the Lady of the Valley Church on top of Mount of the Pilgrim, which is dedicated to Saint George. Lady of the Valley Sculpture is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Fawar spring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Mishtaya and Marmarita.
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.
Marmarita
Village
Photo: Famaty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marmarita is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs. Marmarita is one of the largest villages in Wadi al-Nasara, a region north of Talkalakh.
Kafra
Village
Kafra is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafra had a population of 909 in the 2004 census.
Al Fawar spring
- Type: Spring (intermittent)
- Category: body of water
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.76614° or 34° 45′ 58″ northLongitude
36.25163° or 36° 15′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8G6RQ782+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 6855301686OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yesWikidata ID
Q63122388
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In Other Languages
“Al Fawar spring” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نبع الفوار”
- Arabic: “نبع الفوّار”
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