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Discover Baytima in Syria

Baytima in the region of Rif-dimashq is a town located in Syria - some 21 mi or ( 33 km ) South-West of Damascus , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Baytima

Local time in Baytima is now 12:34 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Sabburah, Ra's an Nuriyah, Qatana, and Mabayya. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Baytima ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ain-Ebal South Lebanon Arabic bread making

0:25 min by anniespain
Views: 13821 Rating: 4.00

Whilst in Ain-Ebal August 2010, I was fortunate to witness the making of the tradtional Arabic bread. The bread is served at every meal in Lebanon and is thought of as a gift from God, not be wasted o ..

Appointment In Jerusalem by Derek Prince

5:01 min by caseykb123
Views: 11129 Rating: 4.97

an insite into the book by Bible teacher Derek Prince available from www.dpmuk.org ..


Franjieh and Jobar Synagogues, Damascus, Syria

4:33 min by Pim Van den Berg
Views: 1842 Rating: 5.00

This slideshow is rather unique as foreign visitors are not often allowed to visit them. The Jobar synagogue is more than two thousand ears old. Contrary to the Wikepedia information it is not in use ..

HOW IT'S MADE: OLIVE OIL

6:21 min by Imad Andrew
Views: 297 Rating: 5.00

lebanese olive oil and how its made in lebanon ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Wadi al-Qarn – Burqush Important Bird Area

The Wadi al-Qarn – Burqush Important Bird Area is a 4,500 ha site in the Qatana District of south-western Syria. It lies at an altitude of 1,175 – 1,500 m next to the village of Burqush in the Anti-Lebanon mountains, near Mount Hermon and close to the border with Lebanon. The site includes the steep slope on the northern side of the wadi, the upper parts of which are vertical cliffs overlooking rocky slopes vegetated with scrub, grass and stunted trees.

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Located at 33.47 35.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Birds of Syria, Environment of Syria, Important Bird Areas, Qatana District

Qatana

Qatana is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Rif Dimashq. Qatana has an altitude of 879 meters. It has a population of 18,465.

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Located at 33.43 36.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Qatana District

Qatana District

For the Palestinian town near Jerusalem, see Qatanna. Qatana District is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. At the 2004 officical census, the district had a population of 207,245. The centre of the district is the city of Qatana. The district is located just to the east of Mount Hermon.

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Located at 33.43 36.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Qatana District

Pharpar

Pharpar (or Pharphar in the Douay-Rheims Bible) is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of Damascus mentioned in the Book of Kings, now generally identified with the A`waj (i.e. crooked), though if the reference to Damascus be limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old Testament, Pharpar would be the modern Taura. In the early Baedeker Guides it was identified as the Al-Sabirani, a fairly downstream tributary of the A`waj.

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Located at 33.42 36.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Geography of Damascus, Hebrew Bible rivers, Rivers of Syria

1202 Syria earthquake

The 1202 Syria earthquake struck at about dawn on 20 May 1202 (598 AH) with an epicenter in southwestern Syria. Up to 1,100,000 deaths have been associated with this earthquake, although other estimates are much smaller. It was felt over a very wide area, from Sicily to Iraq and Anatolia to upper Egypt. The cities of Tyre, Acre and Nablus were heavily damaged. A magnitude of Ms = 7.6 has been estimated with damage up to 11 on the modified Mercalli intensity scale.

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Located at 33.50 36.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1202, 13th century in Syria, 13th-century earthquakes, Earthquakes in Syria, Earthquakes in the Levant