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Al Qusayr Destination Guide

Delve into Al Qusayr in Syria

Al Qusayr in the region of Daraa is located in Syria - some 58 mi or ( 94 km ) South-West of Damascus , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Qusayr

Local time in Al Qusayr is now 09:55 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Nawa, Hayt, Aleppo, and Damascus. While being here, you might want to check out Nicosia . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Al Qusayr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jesus New Re-creation Picture from Shroud Turin 2010

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Full story of re-creation technology is at: www.youtube.com ..

Al-Rafeed

0:49 min by xhail77
Views: 1828 Rating: 5.00

Country Drive home ..


small earh and gaint stars

1:34 min by tamerkh1
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could you imagine that size of stars!! ..

Ezreet, North of Irbid, Jordan

2:31 min by xhail77
Views: 448 Rating: 5.00

Country side..Sorry for the low res ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Raphana

Raphana, in present-day north of Jordan, was a city of the Decapolis. It is thought to lie north of Umm Qais in the Abilene plain. The city was the base camp of the Roman legions Legio III Gallica and of Legio XII Fulminata.

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Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Decapolis, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Populated places in Jordan, Roman towns and cities in Jordan

Abila (Decapolis)

Abila Dekapoleos – Abila in the Decapolis or Abila was an ancient city, near the Hieromax river in the Decapolis; the site is occupied by two tells and the village of Hartha, approximately 13 km north-northeast of Irbid, Jordan. The site is 25 km east of the Sea of Galilee and 4 km south of Wadi Yarmouk river. The name "Abila" is derived from the Semitic word Abel (in Hebrew, "meadow" and in Arabic, "green growth")

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Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Jordan, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Former populated places in Jordan, Hellenistic colonies, Titular sees in Asia

Abila (Peraea)

Abila – also, Biblical: Abel-Shittim or Ha-Shittim (or simply Shittim) – was an ancient city east of the Jordan River in Moab, later Peraea, near Livias, about twelve km northeast of the north shore of the Dead Sea; the site is now that of Abil-ez-Zeit, Jordan. Abel-Shittim (Hebrew meaning "Meadow of the Acacias"), is found only in Num. xxxiii.49; but Ha-Shittim (Hebrew meaning "The Acacias"), evidently the same place, is mentioned in Num. xxv.1, Josh. iii.1, and Micah, vi.5.

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Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Jordan, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Former populated places in Jordan, Hebrew Bible places, Hellenistic colonies, Torah places

Battle of Yarmouk

The Battle of Yarmouk was a major battle between the Muslim Arab forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the armies of the Eastern Roman Empire. The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in August 636, near the Yarmouk River, along what is today the border between Syria and Jordan, south-east of the Sea of Galilee. The result of the battle was a complete Muslim victory which ended Byzantine rule in Syria.

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Located at 32.81 35.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 630s conflicts, 630s in the Byzantine Empire, 636, Battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Battles of Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Battles of Khalid ibn Walid, Battles of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, Muslim conquest of Syria

Gush Hispin

Gush Hispin is an area in the southern Israeli-occupied Golan Heights consisting of the Israeli settlements and agricultural cooperatives of Hispin, Nov, and Avnei Eitan. The three villages are primarily religiously observant and subscribe to religious Zionism.

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Located at 32.83 35.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Golan Heights