Discover Zahid in Syria
Zahid in the region of Tartus is a town located in Syria - some 83 mi or ( 134 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital .
Local time in Zahid is now 05:24 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Nicosia, Zahid, Satita, Qal'at Yuhmur, and Homs. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . 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 Zahid ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Voyages au Moyen-Orient 1965 ..
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One of the last Crusader castles en route to Jerusalem ..
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Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi
Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi (Arabic for the southern great river, النهر الكبير الجنوبي) is a river in the Middle East flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. The river flows through the Homs Gap. The river forms the northern end of the border between modern day Lebanon and Syria. In antiquity the river was known as Eleutherus. (Eleutheros, Eleuteris) and is referred to as such in the apocryphal 1 Maccabees 11:7 and 12:30. In English, it is also known as the Nahr el-Kebir or simply as the Kebir.
Located at 34.63 35.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Rene Mouawad Air Base
Rene Mouawad Air Base, formerly and still sometimes known as Kleyate Airport (مطار القليعات, Matar al-Qulay`at), used to be a military-civil joint airport in northern Lebanon, located near the town of Kleyate (also spelled Al Qulay`at, Qulayaat or El Qlaïaat) and 6 km from the Lebanese-Syrian border.
Located at 34.59 36.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Chastel Rouge
Chastel Rouge, also called Qal’at Yahmur قلعة يحمر (Castle of Yahmur) is a small Crusader stronghold in the North West of Syria that belonged to the County of Tripoli. It is also identified as Castrum Rubrum mentioned in Latin texts. The castle stands in the village of Yahmur, at 12 kilometres distance from Tartus and 10 kilometres from Safita, where the Tortosa and Chastel Blanc Crusader castles can be found.
Located at 34.81 35.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Qaabrîne
Qaabrîne (also known as Qa‘brīn) is a populated place in the Akkar District of the Lebanese North Governorate.
Located at 34.57 36.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Safita
Safita is a city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located to the southeast of Tartous and to the northwest of Krak des Chevaliers. The city has a population of 33,000 and is almost equally splited between Greek Orthodox Christians and Alawites. It's situated atop three hills and the valleys between them, in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range.
Located at 34.82 36.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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