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Discover Kanakir in Syria

Kanakir in the region of As-Suwayda is a town located in Syria - some 60 mi or ( 96 km ) South of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kanakir is now 07:21 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Nicosia, Rimat Hazim, Qanawat, Kafr al Luhuf, and Jubayb. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kanakir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bosra

1:10 min by Patrick190763
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Bosra, ancient Roman city in Southern Syria (May 1994) ..

Syria 2010

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2005 Syria Bosra, le plus beau théatre du monde antique, 17.000 places

3:18 min by HabariSalam
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Au cours du premier siècle, Rome y construit le grand théâtre de 17 000 places, un des plus vastes de l'Orient romain, demeuré presque intact jusqu'à nos jours. Située à 141 km de Damas, au cœur de la ..

Bosra

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Interesting facts about this location

Al-Suwayda District

As-Suwayda is a Syrian district administratively belonging to As-Suwayda Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 180,907. Its administrative centre is the city of As-Suwayda.

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Located at 32.70 36.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Al-Suwayda District

Al-Suwayda

As-Suwayda', also spelled Sweida, is a mainly Druze city located in southwestern Syria, close to the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Muhafazat as-Suwayda', one of Syria's 14 governorates, bordering Jordan in the South and the governorates of Daraa in the West and Rif Dimashq in the North and East.

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Located at 32.70 36.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in al-Suwayda Governorate, Cities in Syria, Fertile Crescent, History of Syria, Populated places in al-Suwayda District, Roman sites in Syria

Harrat Ash Shamah

The Harrat Ash Shamah (also known variously as the Harrat Ash Catchem and the Harrat e-Shamah) is a volcanic field covering a total area of some 40,000 km . This massive alkaline volcanic field extends from southern Syria, across Jordan and into northwestern Saudi Arabia. Amongst others, the Jabal al-Druze, Es Safa and Dirat at Tulul volcanic fields form the northern, Syrian part of the Harrat Ash Shamah; Al Harrah is in the southern, Saudi Arabian third of the field.

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Located at 32.66 36.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Volcanic fields, Volcanoes of Jordan, Volcanoes of Saudi Arabia, Volcanoes of Syria

Gemarrin Bridge

The Bridge of Gemarrin is a Roman bridge in the vicinity of the ancient city of Bosra, southern Syria. The bridge, which belonged to the Roman road to Soada Dionysias, crossed the Wadi Zeidi some kilometers north of Bosra. Today, the structure presents itself essentially as an arch skeleton: while the three semi-circular arches, made from local basalt, are still extant, the roadway and the fill have been removed to expose the top of the arch vaults.

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Located at 32.55 36.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Daraa Governorate, Buildings and structures in Daraa Governorate, Deck arch bridges, Roman bridges in Syria, Stone bridges

Qanawat

Qanawat, the ancient Roman city of Canatha (also Kanatha), is a village in Syria, located 7 km north-east of As Suwayda. It stands at a height of about 1,200 m, near a river and surrounded by woods.

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Located at 32.76 36.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in al-Suwayda Governorate, Decapolis, Former populated places in Syria, Populated places in al-Suwayda District, Roman towns and cities in Syria, Villages in Syria