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Discover Ash Shahid in Syria

Ash Shahid in the region of Aleppo is a town located in Syria - some 231 mi or ( 371 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ash Shahid is now 02:36 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: Tall al Hajar, Zawghar, Tashli Huyuk, Tall Akhdar, and Shuwayhat Sharar. When in this area, you might want to check out Tall al Hajar . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ash Shahid ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 22 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 22 km away
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Kayacık Dam

The Kayacık Dam impounds the Ayfinar Deresi, one of the two streams that join south of Gaziantep to form the Sajur River. It is located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The dam was constructed between 1993 and 2005 as part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (Turkish: 'Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi, or GAP). It is 45 metres high and has a volume of 1,853,000 cubic metres .

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Located at 36.82 37.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 2005, Dams in Gaziantep Province