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Explore As Suwaydah in Syria

As Suwaydah in the region of Hama is a town in Syria - some 105 mi or ( 169 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Current time in As Suwaydah is now 06:47 PM (Thursday) . 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: Az Zarah, Tumin, Tallbisah, Homs, and Harbinafsah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Az Zarah . 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 As Suwaydah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hama - Syria 2007 - Video 3

3:25 min by Tammam Koujan
Views: 3965 Rating: 4.50

Hama city Syria موقع عن مدينة حماة سوريا جميع الفعاليات في مدينة حماة سوريا على ضفاف العاصي و النواعير مدينة ابي الفداء قصر العظم مدينة أبي الفداء الشريعة الصابونية... ..

Tishreen's fans in Hamah against Talia club 16-10-2009

0:34 min by Hicham hasan
Views: 430 Rating: 0.00

Tishreen's fans in Hamah against Talia club 16-10-2009 جمهور تشرين حماه مع الطليعة ..


Syria part 1

3:10 min by rupertchesman
Views: 245 Rating: 5.00

Part 1 of our trek around Syria with Syria Adventure, starting in Damascus ..

Somewhere along the road in Syria.

0:20 min by luckyexplorer777
Views: 232 Rating: 5.00

Where you can see the directions for Baghdad. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Rastan (2012)

A second battle between the Syrian Army and the Free Syrian Army for control of the city of Rastan took place from 29 January to 5 February 2012. Located in Homs Governorate, Rastan is a city of 60,000 residents. The FSA captured Rastan after days of intense fighting, according to residents and the opposition.

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Located at 34.92 36.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2012 in Syria, Battles of the Syrian civil war, Conflicts in 2012, Homs Governorate

Battle of Rastan (2011)

A battle for control of Rastan, a city of 60,000 residents in Homs Governorate, Syria, occurred from 27 September to 1 October 2011. In late September, there were reports of numerous Syrian Army defections in the area, following which the Free Syrian Army took control of Rastan. After a four-day battle, the city was retaken by the Syrian Army.

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Located at 34.92 36.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2011 in Syria, Battles of the Syrian civil war, Conflicts in 2011, Homs Governorate

May 2012 battle of Rastan

The May 2012 battle of Rastan, took place on May 14, 2012, during the U.N. brokered cease-fire of the Syrian uprising.

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Located at 34.92 36.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2012 in Syria, Battles of the Syrian civil war, Conflicts in 2012, Homs Governorate

Hama

Hama (Hamāh Biblical Ḥamāth, is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located 213 kilometres north of Damascus and 46 kilometres north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 698,928, Hama is the fourth-largest city in Syria after Aleppo, Damascus and Homs. The city is renowned for its seventeen norias used for watering the gardens, which are locally claimed to date back to 1100 BC.

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Located at 35.13 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Ancient Persia, Aramaean cities, Canaanite cities, Cities in Syria, English heroic legends, Fertile Crescent, German heroic legends, Hama, History of Syria, History of the Germanic peoples, Hittite cities, Medieval legends, Old English poetry, People in Norse mythology and legends, Syro-Hittite states

Battle of Hama

The battle of Hama, sometimes called The battle of Hamath, was a battle between the Babylonians and the fleeing remains of the Egyptian army defeated at Carchemish. It was fought near the ancient city Hamath on the Orontes. In this battle Nebuchadrezzar further shattered the remains of Necho II's Egyptian army that he had previously defeated in the Battle of Carchemish. The battle is mentioned in the Babylonian Chronicles, now housed in the British Museum.

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Located at 35.13 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 605 BC, 7th-century BC conflicts, Battles involving Babylonia, Battles involving ancient Egypt