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Turayf Destination Guide
Explore Turayf in Syria
Turayf in the region of Deir ez-Zor is a town in Syria - some 249 mi or ( 400 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital city .
Current time in Turayf is now 05:02 PM (Monday) . 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: Zughayr, Bustan al 'Ubayd, Bustan 'Ali Hafqar, As Sawa, and Al Hamad. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zughayr . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Turayf ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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ٍSyria Trip 2009 ..
White-tailed Lapwing, Mheimideh, eastern Syria April 2009
short video clip (using a Fujifilm small digital camera 12 m-pix on free hand through Optolyth 80 HD) of breeding White-tailed Lapwings at the amazing wetland of Mheimideh, the Euphrates Valley in eas ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Operation Orchard
Operation Orchard was an Israeli airstrike on a nuclear reactor in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria carried out just after midnight (local time) on September 6, 2007. The White House and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) later confirmed that American intelligence had also indicated the site was a nuclear facility with a military purpose, though Syria denies this.
Located at 35.71 39.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Al-Furat University
The University of al-Furat is the fifth and the most new university in the Syrian Arab Republic; it is located in Deir-Ezzor and has campuses in other Syrian cities.
Located at 35.32 40.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
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