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Discover Sahwat al Balatah in Syria

Sahwat al Balatah in the region of As-Suwayda is a town located in Syria - some 63 mi or ( 101 km ) South of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sahwat al Balatah is now 06:17 PM (Thursday) . 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: Khirbat Turayfah, Nicosia, Salkhad, Qanawat, and Hibran. When in this area, you might want to check out Khirbat Turayfah . 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 Sahwat al Balatah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lattakia, Bosra in Syria, then back to Jordan Diannemurray's photos around Bosra, Syria

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Preview of Diannemurray's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Bosra, Syr ..

Top of the Roman Theatre in Bosra

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Second movie from the Roman Theatre in Bosra (Syria). ..


SIRIA, Bosra

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Syrien 8: Moschee Sayeda Zeinab und Bosra

11:44 min by berry1607
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Besichtigung der schiitischen Moschee Sayeda Zeinab, einem bedeutenden Wallfahrtsort iranischer Pilger in Shahba. Weiter über Suwayda durch das Hauran-Tal zur Ruinenstadt Bosra mit ihren beeindruckend ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 8 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

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 8 km away
Tags: Al-Suwayda District

Jabal al-Druze

Jabal al-Druze, officially Jabal al-Arab is an elevated volcanic region in southern Syria, in the As-Suwayda Governorate. Most of the inhabitants of this region are Arab Druze, and there are also small Arab Christian communities. Safaitic inscriptions were first found in this area. It was an autonomous state in the French Mandate of Syria from 1921 to 1936, under the same name.

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Located at 32.67 36.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Druze, Mountain ranges of Syria, Volcanic fields, Volcanoes of Syria

Battle of al-Mazraa

The Battle of al-Mazra'a was one of the major battles of the Great Syrian Revolt, that led to the spread of the rebellion throughout the French Mandate of Syria. It was fought on 2–3 August 1925 between Druze and Bedouin rebels led by Sultan Pasha al-Atrash and a heavily-armed French force of the Army of the Levant near the town of al-Mazraa, around 12 kilometres northwest of the city of al-Suwayda.

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Located at 32.67 36.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1925 in Syria, Battles of the Great Syrian Revolt, Conflicts in 1925

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 13 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