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Turba Destination Guide

Touring Turba in Syria

Turba in the region of As-Suwayda is a city located in Syria - some 56 mi or ( 90 km ) South-East of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Turba is now 09:11 AM (Sunday) . 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: Turba, Khirbat Najjariyah, Nicosia, Umm Riwaq, and Shaqqa. Being here already, consider visiting Turba . Check out our recommendations for Turba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Bridge at Nimreh

The Bridge at Nimreh is a Roman bridge in the vicinity of Shahba, Syria, dating to the 3rd or 4th century. Its transversal arch construction derives from old building traditions of the Hauran region and is arguably unique in Roman bridge building.

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Located at 32.83 36.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Daraa Governorate, Buildings and structures in Daraa Governorate, Deck arch bridges, Roman bridges in Syria, Stone bridges

Shaqqa

Shaqqa or Shakka a Syrian town in As Suwayda Governorate in Southern Syria. It is located 7 kilometres east of Shahba. Nowadays it is a town with about 8,000 inhabitants, in the northern fringes of Jabal el Druze volcanic plateau at 1070 metres above sea level. Shaqqa enjoyed some significance in Roman and Byzantine times in the province of Arabia, when it was known as Maximianopolis.

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Located at 32.90 36.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in al-Suwayda Governorate, Populated places in Shahba District, Roman sites in Syria, Roman towns and cities in Syria, Towns in Syria

Shahba District

Shahba' District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to As-Suwayda Governorate. It is located in the south-west of the country and in the north of the As-Suwayda Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 71,949. Its administrative centre is the city of Shahba.

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Located at 32.85 36.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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Shahba

Shahba, known in Late Antiquity as Philippopolis, is a city located 87 km south of Damascus in the Jabal el Druze in As-Suwayda Governorate of Syria, but formerly in the Roman province of Arabia Petraea.

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Located at 32.85 36.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in al-Suwayda Governorate, Cities in Syria, Populated places in Shahba District, Roman towns and cities in Syria

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 16 km away
Tags: Druze, Mountain ranges of Syria, Volcanic fields, Volcanoes of Syria