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Discover Al 'Aqrabiyah in Syria

Al 'Aqrabiyah in the region of Homs is a town located in Syria - some 72 mi or ( 116 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Local time in Al 'Aqrabiyah is now 07:04 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Al Fa'iliyah, Nicosia, Zayta al Gharbiyah, Riblah, and Matrabah. When in this area, you might want to check out Al Fa'iliyah . We found 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 Al 'Aqrabiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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From Damascus to Aleppo

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A road trip from Damascus to Aleppo brings you along Maaloula, Crac des Chevaliers and lots of interesting places around Lattakia ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Kadesh

The Battle of Kadesh (also Qadesh) took place between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, in what is now the Syrian Arab Republic. The battle is generally dated to 1274 BC, and is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.

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Located at 34.56 36.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1270s BC, 13th-century BC conflicts, Battles involving ancient Egypt, Battles involving the Canaanites, Battles involving the Hittite Empire, Canaan, Military history of Syria, Ramesses II

Kadesh

For other uses see Qadesh Kadesh was an ancient city of the Levant, located on or near the headwaters or ford of the Orontes River. It is surmised by Kenneth Kitchen to be the ruins at Tell Nebi Mend, about 24 kilometers southwest of Homs near Al Qusayr in what is now western Syria but is located in the text of the inscriptions at the Battle of Kadesh as near Tunip in the land of the Amurru.

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Located at 34.56 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Amarna letters locations, Archaeological sites in Homs Governorate, Canaanite cities, Former populated places in Syria

Laodicea ad Libanum

Laodicea ad Libanum (Laodicea of Lebanon) – Greek: Λαοδικεια η προς Λίβανου), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Cabrosa, Scabrosa and Cabiosa Laodiceia – was an ancient Hellenistic city on the Orontes in Coele-Syria, the remains of which are found approximately 25 km southwest of Homs, Syria. The city is mentioned by Strabo (xvi. p. 755) as the commencement of the Marsyas Campus, which extended along the west side of the Orontes, near its source.

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Located at 34.56 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Syria, Archaeological sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria, Hellenistic colonies, Roman sites in Syria, Titular sees in Asia

List of Syrian Air Force bases

This page lists bases and airports operated or used by the Syrian Air Force. Some of these bases may have fallen into the hands of rebel forces.

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Located at 34.57 36.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Airports in Syria, Lists of buildings and structures in Syria, Lists of military installations, Military airbases, Military installations of Syria, Syrian Air Force, Syrian military-related lists

Riblah

The ancient town of Riblah (meaning "fruitful"), was located on the northern frontier of Israel, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the Orontes, in a wide and fertile plain. It was here that Nebuchadnezzar had his headquarters, in his campaign against Jerusalem, and here also that Necho fixed his camp after he had routed Josiah's army at Megiddo, and that Zedekiah's sons were killed before him .

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Located at 34.43 36.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible places

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