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Discover Jisr al Qal'ah in Syria

Jisr al Qal'ah in the region of Hama is a place located in Syria - some 114 mi or ( 183 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Jisr al Qal'ah

Local time in Jisr al Qal'ah is now 02:21 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Bilhusayn al Wala, Umm at Tuyur, Tayyibat al Imam, Shayzar, and Qal'at Jarjarah. When in this area, you might want to check out Bilhusayn al Wala . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Jisr al Qal'ah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hama - Syria 2007 - Video 3

3:25 min by Tammam Koujan
Views: 3965 Rating: 4.50

Hama city Syria موقع عن مدينة حماة سوريا جميع الفعاليات في مدينة حماة سوريا على ضفاف العاصي و النواعير مدينة ابي الفداء قصر العظم مدينة أبي الفداء الشريعة الصابونية... ..

Noria

1:46 min by Kuiermens70
Views: 245 Rating: 5.00

In and near Hama, Syria, you will find noria's. These wooden wheels were built to supply Hama or the fields near it of water. Much of them aren't used anymore. Here, near Qalaat Shayzar, one is still ..


Somewhere along the road in Syria.

0:20 min by luckyexplorer777
Views: 232 Rating: 5.00

Where you can see the directions for Baghdad. ..

Noria 2

0:23 min by Kuiermens70
Views: 168 Rating: 5.00

Here you can see the working noria of Qalaat Shayzar once again, but from a different angle. Yes, the shadow in the middle is me! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Al-Qubeir massacre

The Al-Qubeir massacre, also known as the Hama massacre, occurred in the small village of Al-Qubeir near Hama, Syria, on 6 June 2012 during the country's ongoing civil conflict. Al-Qubeir is described as a Sunni farming settlement surrounded by Alawite villages in the central province of Hama.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.18 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 2012 in Syria, Hama Governorate, Mass murder in 2012, Massacres of the Syrian civil war

Al-Qubeir

Al-Qubeir is a settlement in the Hama Governorate of Syria, near the larger village of Maarzaf. Al-Qubeir is described as a Sunni farming enclave surrounded by Alawite villages in the central province of Hama. Al-Qubeir is around 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of the city of Hama with around 30 homes and had around 160 inhabitants.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.18 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mahardah District, Villages in Syria

Orontes River

See Orontid dynasty for the Armenian kings and satraps called Orontes. The Orontes or Asi is a river of Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. It was anciently the chief river of the Levant, also called Draco, Typhon and Axius. The last was a native form, from whose revival, or continuous employment in native speech, has preceded the modern name ‘Āṣī ("rebel"), because the river flows from the south to the north unlike the rest of the rivers in the region.

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Located at 35.25 36.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Fertile Crescent, International rivers of Asia, Levant, Rivers of Lebanon, Rivers of Syria, Rivers of Turkey

Mhardeh

Mhardeh, also spelled Muhradah, is a city in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located about 23 kilometers northwest of Hama. It is situated along the Orontes River, near the Ghab plain. Nearby localities include Halfaya and Taybat al-Imam to the east, Khitab to the southeast, Maarzaf to the south, Asilah and Jubb Ramlah to the southwest, Shaizar, Safsafiyah, Tremseh and Kafr Hud to the west and Kafr Zita and al-Lataminah to the north.

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Located at 35.25 36.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Mahardah District

Battle of the Orontes

The Battle of the Orontes was fought on 15 September 994 between the Byzantines and their Hamdanid allies under Michael Bourtzes against the forces of the Fatimid vizier of Damascus, the Turkish general Manjutakin. The battle was a Fatimid victory. In the 990s, the Byzantine Empire and the Fatimids were involved in a war in Syria, which also involved the Byzantine vassal state of Aleppo, controlled by the Hamdanid dynasty.

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Located at 35.25 36.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 990s in Syria, 990s in the Byzantine Empire, Basil II, Battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving the Fatimid Caliphate, Battles of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, Conflicts in 994