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Umm Ghuwayr Destination Guide

Touring Umm Ghuwayr in Syria

Umm Ghuwayr in the region of Ar-Raqqah is a city located in Syria - some 259 mi or ( 416 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Umm Ghuwayr

Time in Umm Ghuwayr is now 08:40 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Dab'ah, Tall Abyad, Mankalli, Laqtah, and Furayhan Barabirah. Being here already, consider visiting Dab'ah . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Umm Ghuwayr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Old Harran

0:48 min by Leslie Bialik
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Abraham lived in these beehive mud huts ..

Harran, Turkey, home of Abraham

1:22 min by Leslie Bialik
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Drive to Harran, 15 miles from the Syrian border, where the beehive housing complex has existed since the time of Abraham ..


Pide (flatbread) stand near Harran, Turkey

0:26 min by Leslie Bialik
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Roadside pide stand on the way from Şanlıurfa to Harran, Turkey, about 15 miles from the Syrian border ..

View of Harran, Turkey

0:24 min by Leslie Bialik
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This is where Abraham lived. Turks, Kurds and Arabs all sharing this space now, 15 miles from the Syrian border. Amazing! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tell Abyad

Tal Abyad is a Syrian town located along the Balikh River and administratively belonging to Ar-Raqqah Governorate. It has a population of 12,490.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.70 38.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Tell Abyad District

Akçatekir

Akçatekir is a town in Adana Province, Turkey. (ç is pronounced as ch)

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.53 38.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Adana Province, Pozantı District, Towns in Turkey, Yaylas in Turkey