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Explore Al Yaljah in Syria

Al Yaljah in the region of Hama is a place in Syria - some 106 mi or ( 170 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Al Yaljah is now 08:02 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ballalin, Al Yaljah, Az Zarah, Tall an Nahr, and Tall Daww. Since you are here already, consider visiting Ballalin . Where to go and what to see in Al Yaljah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Houla massacre

The Houla massacre was an attack that took place on May 25, 2012, in the midst of the Syrian civil war, in two opposition-controlled villages in the Houla Region of Syria, a cluster of villages north of Homs. According to the United Nations, 108 people were killed, including 34 women and 49 children. While a small proportion of the deaths appeared to have resulted from artillery and tank rounds used against the villages, the U.N.

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Located at 34.89 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 2012 in Syria, Homs Governorate, Mass murder in 2012, Massacres of the Syrian civil war

Houla

The Houla Region or Houla Plain is an an area consisting of three villages in the Homs Governorate of central Syria, northwest of the city of Homs. The villages, Taldou, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab each have 25–30,000 inhabitants. The settlement is essentially a Sunni Muslim town surrounded by Alawite villages. Many of the inhabitants of the Houla village cluster are of Turkoman descent.

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Located at 34.89 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Homs Governorate, Plains of Syria

Kafr Laha

Kafr Laha is a town in the Homs Governorate north of Homs in northern Syria. In 2004 it had a population of 20,041 according to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. It is the largest town in the Houla region. Nearby localities Tallaf to the northeast, Tell Dahab to the north, Aqrab to the northwest, Qarmas and Maryamin to the west, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the southwest and Taldou to the southeast.

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Located at 34.88 36.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Homs District, Villages in Syria

Al-Qubeir massacre

The Al-Qubeir massacre, also known as the Hama massacre, occurred in the small village of Al-Qubeir near Hama, Syria, on 6 June 2012 during the country's ongoing civil conflict. Al-Qubeir is described as a Sunni farming settlement surrounded by Alawite villages in the central province of Hama.

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Located at 35.18 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 2012 in Syria, Hama Governorate, Mass murder in 2012, Massacres of the Syrian civil war

Al-Qubeir

Al-Qubeir is a settlement in the Hama Governorate of Syria, near the larger village of Maarzaf. Al-Qubeir is described as a Sunni farming enclave surrounded by Alawite villages in the central province of Hama. Al-Qubeir is around 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of the city of Hama with around 30 homes and had around 160 inhabitants.

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Located at 35.18 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mahardah District, Villages in Syria