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Utan Destination Guide

Touring Utan in Syria

Utan in the region of Homs is located in Syria - some 91 mi or ( 146 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Utan is now 09:16 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ayn Halaqim, Utan, Tarin, Tall Daww, and Rabah. Being here already, consider visiting Ayn Halaqim . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Utan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Syrie / Krak des chevaliers

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Crac des Chevaliers

9:30 min by inouek3D
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We made trip to middle East this January to visit various world heritage sites in Jordan and Syria. Crac des Chevaliers is the ruin of fortress of Crusader knights built in 11th century at west part o ..


Krak des Chevaliers walk around the Battlements

2:22 min by Beran1979
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One of the undefeated and greatest castles of the world. Build by the Curusaders it was an important part of the defenses of the region. Walk around the Battlements with views of the castle and the su ..

Canto a Allah en el Krak de los Caballeros

0:35 min by Daniel Lobato
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La magnífica resonancia y sonoridad de una de las capillas del castillo cruzado del Krak de los Caballeros en Siria ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Ba'rin

In the Battle of Ba'rin (Mont Ferrand) in 1137, a Crusader force commanded by King Fulk of Jerusalem was scattered and defeated by Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. This setback resulted in the permanent loss of the Crusader castle of Baarin.

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Located at 34.88 36.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 12th-century crusades, Battles involving the Seljuk Turks, Battles of the Crusades, Conflicts in 1137

Kafr Laha

Kafr Laha is a town in the Homs Governorate north of Homs in northern Syria. In 2004 it had a population of 20,041 according to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. It is the largest town in the Houla region. Nearby localities Tallaf to the northeast, Tell Dahab to the north, Aqrab to the northwest, Qarmas and Maryamin to the west, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the southwest and Taldou to the southeast.

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Located at 34.88 36.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Homs District, Villages in Syria

Houla massacre

The Houla massacre was an attack that took place on May 25, 2012, in the midst of the Syrian civil war, in two opposition-controlled villages in the Houla Region of Syria, a cluster of villages north of Homs. According to the United Nations, 108 people were killed, including 34 women and 49 children. While a small proportion of the deaths appeared to have resulted from artillery and tank rounds used against the villages, the U.N.

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Located at 34.89 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 2012 in Syria, Homs Governorate, Mass murder in 2012, Massacres of the Syrian civil war

Houla

The Houla Region or Houla Plain is an an area consisting of three villages in the Homs Governorate of central Syria, northwest of the city of Homs. The villages, Taldou, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab each have 25–30,000 inhabitants. The settlement is essentially a Sunni Muslim town surrounded by Alawite villages. Many of the inhabitants of the Houla village cluster are of Turkoman descent.

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Located at 34.89 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Homs Governorate, Plains of Syria

Wadi al-Nasara

Wadi al-Nasara is a popular tourist site in western Syria, close to the Lebanese border and administratively belonging to the governorate of Homs. Most people in the area are Christian.

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Located at 34.75 36.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Valleys of Syria