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Jishiyah Destination Guide

Explore Jishiyah in Syria

Jishiyah in the region of Deir ez-Zor is a town in Syria - some 266 mi or ( 428 km ) East of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Jishiyah is now 02:14 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Karbala, Baghdad, Mosul, Al Jurdi al Gharbi, and Aleppo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Karbala . Where to go and what to see in Jishiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Terqa

Terqa is the name of an ancient city discovered at the site of Tell Ashara on the banks of the middle Euphrates in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, approximately 80 km from the modern border with Iraq. Its name had become Sirqu by Neo-Assyrian times.

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Located at 34.90 40.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Bronze Age sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria, Mari, Syria