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Ar Rafi'ah Destination Guide

Delve into Ar Rafi'ah in Syria

Ar Rafi'ah in the region of Aleppo is a city in Syria - some 237 mi or ( 381 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Current time in Ar Rafi'ah is now 04:16 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mawla As'ad, Jat, Shuwayhat Khaznawi, Rasm al Mashrafah, and Kurdala Tahtani. While being here, make sure to check out Mawla As'ad . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Ar Rafi'ah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Syrische Gastgeber

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Das typische orientalische Frühstück mit Fladenbrot, Gemüse, Eier und Ziegenkäse mundet uns allen. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Manbij

Manbij is a town in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria, 30 kilometers west of the Euphrates. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Manbij had a population of nearly 100,000. The ruins of the ancient city "Hierapolis Bambyce," also known as "Hierapolis Euphratensis" or "Hierapolis in Euphratesia", are 20 km north, where remains of aqueducts and the Byzantine walls of Justinian are still to be seen.

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Located at 36.53 37.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Cities in Syria, Populated places in Manbij District

Manbij District

Manbij is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 408,143. Its administrative centre is the city of Manbij.

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Located at 36.53 37.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Manbij District

Jarabulus

Jarabulus is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. Jarabulus, also known as Jerablus, has an altitude of 367 m asl and lies on the western bank of the river Euphrates. It has a population of 25,705. It is located North of the Assad lake, just South of the Syro-Turkish border.

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Located at 36.82 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Jarabulus District, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Jarabulus District

Jarabulus is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 58,889. Its administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus. Kurds and Arabs form the majority in the district. The city of Jarabulus had an Armenian minority until the early 1970s when most of them moved to Aleppo.

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Located at 36.82 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Jarabulus District, Kurdish inhabited regions

Carchemish

Carchemish or Karkemish was an important ancient capital at times independent but also having been part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo Assyrian Empires, now on the frontier between Turkey and Syria. It was the location of an important battle between the Babylonians and Egyptians, mentioned in the Bible .

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Located at 36.83 38.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Carchemish, Former populated places in Syria, History of Gaziantep Province, Roman towns and cities in Syria, Syro-Hittite states