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Hamidah Destination Guide

Discover Hamidah in Syria

Hamidah in the region of Aleppo is a town located in Syria - some 176 mi or ( 282 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Local time in Hamidah is now 01:14 PM (Saturday) . 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: Wudeihi, Hamah, Turkan, Tall at Tukan, and Tall Daman. When in this area, you might want to check out Wudeihi . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hamidah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Qinnasrin

Qinnasrin, was a historical town in northern Syria. It gained fame as an important religious and cultural centre of Syriac Christians before the coming of Islamic conquests. The ancient Chalcis was the birthplace of 3rd century Neoplatonist philosopher Iamblichus. The town was situated 25 km south west of Aleppo on the west bank of the Queiq River and was connected to Aleppo with a major road during the Roman times.

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Located at 36.00 37.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Former populated places in Syria, Syriac Christianity

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) was established by charter in 1975. It started operations in 1977. It is one of 15 such centers supported across the world by the CGIAR*. The dry areas of the developing world occupy some 3 billion hectares (about 19% of total global land area), and are home to one-third of the global population – over 1.7 billion people.

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Located at 36.02 36.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1975 establishments, Agricultural research institutes, International research institutes

Khan Tuman (building)

Khan Tuman is a large khan is located in the village of Khan Tuman, about fifteen kilometers south of Aleppo, on the west bank of the Quweiq River. It was built in 1189 by Ayyubid Emir Tuman Nuri as a rural khan to protect travelers on the trade route linking the Euphrates to the Mediterranean Sea. A second khan was added abutting its southern wall in 1478 by Mamluk Sultan Qaitbey (1468–1496).

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Located at 36.12 37.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1180s architecture, 1470s architecture, Buildings and structures completed in 1652, Buildings and structures in Aleppo Governorate, Caravanserais in Syria, Islamic architecture

Lycée Français d'Alep

The Lycée Français d'Alep, known also as MLF lycée d'Alep, École Française or the French school, is a French lycée in the city of Aleppo, Syria, founded in 1997 by the Mission laïque française, an organization which also helped found other lycées all over the world. The school is located at Cordoba Hills neighborhood, near the village of Kafr Joum, 15 km south-west of Aleppo city, near the Aleppo-Damascus highway.

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Located at 36.11 36.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Aleppo, Education in Aleppo, Educational institutions established in 1997, Schools in Syria