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El Safsaf Destination Guide

Touring El Safsaf in Syria

El Safsaf in the region of Hama is a city located in Syria - some 135 mi or ( 217 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Safsaf

Time in El Safsaf is now 09:46 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Salinfah, Al Muzayri'ah, Mirdash, Mashta Muhammad 'Adhrah, and Mashta Bayt Darwish. Being here already, consider visiting Salinfah . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for El Safsaf ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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A Trip To Slunfeh/Syria 2011 رحلة إلى صلنفة\سوريا

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صلنفة ، تلك البلدة الجميلة التي اتخذت من حضن الغابة الخضراء مكاناً لها حيث يمتزج اللون الأخضر مع زرقة السماء الصافية ، ألوان تسحرك وتأخذك إلى عالم بعيد على نسمات... ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bourzey castle

Bourzey castle is called also Mirza castle, (Arabic قلعة ميرزا). It is located at the border of Syria coastal mountains and Ghab valley, 25 km away from Jeser Alshghur, at altitude 450 m. The inscriptions and mentioning of the castle relate it to the Byzantine era in 11-th century. Architecturally it has triangle shape, the western façade is 175 m, the eastern is 50 m. The southern and eastern façades are adjacent to deep gorges, but the western façade is the least steep.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.65 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Byzantine forts, Castles in Syria

An-Nusayriyah Mountains

The an-Nusayriyah Mountains, also known as al-Alawiyin Mountains (جبال العلويين / Jibāl al-‘Alawīyin)—both names referring to the Alawi sect which has traditionally lived there—or under their Syrian official name of Coastal Mountain Range (سلسلة الجبال الساحلية / Silsilat al-Jibāl al-Sāḥiliyah), are a mountain range in northwestern Syria running north-south, parallel to the coastal plain. Classically they were known as the Bargylus and under the Hashashins were known as the Jabal Bahra.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.25 36.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Syria