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Jahruqah Destination Guide

Explore Jahruqah in Syria

Jahruqah in the region of Latakia is a town in Syria - some 154 mi or ( 248 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Jahruqah is now 05:48 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Jahruqah, Salinfah, Shaqq al 'Ajuz, Qastal Ma'af, and Mahruqah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Jahruqah . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Jahruqah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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view from salaheddine castle

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This is the view from the top of salaheddine castle in a beautiful spring day.. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

2012 Syrian–Turkish border clashes

The 2012 Syrian–Turkish border clashes began on 3 October 2012 when an artillery shell fired from Syria killed five and injured at least ten Turkish citizens in the border town of Akçakale in Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. The Turkish armed forces conducted saturation shelling of Syrian military posts with its artillery units.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.86 36.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 2012 in Syria, 2012 in Turkey, Conflicts in 2012, History of Hatay Province, History of Şanlıurfa Province, Syrian civil war, Syria–Turkey relations, Wars involving Turkey

Bourzey castle

Bourzey castle is called also Mirza castle, (Arabic قلعة ميرزا). It is located at the border of Syria coastal mountains and Ghab valley, 25 km away from Jeser Alshghur, at altitude 450 m. The inscriptions and mentioning of the castle relate it to the Byzantine era in 11-th century. Architecturally it has triangle shape, the western façade is 175 m, the eastern is 50 m. The southern and eastern façades are adjacent to deep gorges, but the western façade is the least steep.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.65 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Byzantine forts, Castles in Syria

Yayladağ Dam

Yayladağı Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 35.95 36.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Dams in Hatay Province