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Kusiniyah in the region of Aleppo is a town in Syria - some 172 mi or ( 277 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kusiniyah is now 09:01 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tall at Tukan, Thalajin, Shalalakh, Saraqib, and Rasm as Saharij. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tall at Tukan . Where to go and what to see in Kusiniyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 8 km away
Tags: 1975 establishments, Agricultural research institutes, International research institutes

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 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Former populated places in Syria, Syriac Christianity

Taftanaz Air Base

Taftanaz Air Base is a Syrian Air Force installation located 1.7 miles south of Taftanaz, Idlib Governorate and 1.8 miles east of Taoum, Idlib Governorate, Syria. Taftanaz is a home to two squadrons of Mil-8/17 Hip helicopters. Led by jihadist fighters from the Al-Nusra Front and a Ahrar al-Sham battalion Syrian rebels overran Taftanaz during the second week in January, 2013.

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Located at 35.97 36.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Syrian Air Force

Mardikh

Mardikh is a village in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. It is the nearest village to the site of historical Ebla ("Tel Mardikh"), south east of Idlib. Nearby localities include Saraqib to the north, Kafr Amim to the east, Maardabsah and Khan al-Sabl to the south and Dadikh to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mardikh had a population of 32,495 in the 2004 census.

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Located at 35.81 36.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Idlib District, Villages in Syria

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 19 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Aleppo, Education in Aleppo, Educational institutions established in 1997, Schools in Syria