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Discover Iki Akhuz in Syria

Iki Akhuz in the region of Aleppo is a town located in Syria - some 209 mi or ( 336 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Local time in Iki Akhuz is now 08:31 PM (Sunday) . 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: Zindi Kiyan, Qushlah, Qarmanluq, Kafr Zayt, and Jandayris. When in this area, you might want to check out Zindi Kiyan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Iki Akhuz ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ain Dara temple

The Ain Dara temple, located near the village of Ain Dara, northwest of Aleppo, Syria, is an Iron Age Syro-Hittite temple noted for its similarities to Solomon's Temple as described in the Hebrew Bible. According to the excavator Ali Abu Assaf, it was in existence from 1300 BC until 740BC and remained "basically the same" during the period of the Solomonic Temple's construction (1000-900BC) as it had been before, so that it predates the Solomonic Temple.

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Located at 36.46 36.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1300s BC, Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Buildings and structures in Aleppo Governorate, Iron Age sites in Syria

Afrin District

Afrin district is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 172,095. Its administrative centre is the city of Afrin.

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Located at 36.51 36.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Afrin District

Rajo, Syria

Rajo or Radjou is a town in Afrin District, Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Rajo is the centre of a sub-district of the same name with approximately 65 villages and farms around it. The town has around 4,000 inhabitants while the total population of the sub-district is 21,955 (2004 official census). Rajo is an old settlement that lies on the Baylan plateau to the west of Kurd Mountain. The name Rajo originated from an old Kurdish family of the same name of the trunk Schaykh(k)an.

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Located at 36.67 36.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Afrin District

Kurd Mountain

Kurd Mountain or Kurd-Dagh, also called Aleppo Mountain, is a highland region in northwestern Syria and southeastern Turkey. It is located in the Aleppo Governorate of Syria and Kilis Province of Turkey.

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Located at 36.67 36.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Aleppo Governorate, Mountains of Syria, Mountains of Turkey

Simeon Stylites

Saint Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite (c. 390 – 2 September 459) was a Christian ascetic saint who achieved fame for living 37 years on a small platform on top of a pillar near Aleppo in Syria. Several other stylites later followed his model (the Greek word style means pillar). He is known formally as Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder to distinguish him from Simeon Stylites the Younger and Simeon Stylites III.

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Located at 36.33 36.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 390 births, 459 deaths, 5th-century Christian saints, Coptic Orthodox saints, Eastern Catholic saints, Stylites, Syrian Christians, Syrian Roman Catholic saints, Syrian hermits, Syrian saints