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Explore Arab Jihash in Syria

Arab Jihash in the region of Tartus is a place in Syria - some 84 mi or ( 136 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Arab Jihash is now 02:31 PM (Thursday) . 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: Nicosia, Tall Kazal, Lahah, Homs, and Damascus. Since you are here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Arab Jihash ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi

Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi (Arabic for the southern great river, النهر الكبير الجنوبي) is a river in the Middle East flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. The river flows through the Homs Gap. The river forms the northern end of the border between modern day Lebanon and Syria. In antiquity the river was known as Eleutherus. (Eleutheros, Eleuteris) and is referred to as such in the apocryphal 1 Maccabees 11:7 and 12:30. In English, it is also known as the Nahr el-Kebir or simply as the Kebir.

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Located at 34.63 35.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: International rivers of Asia, Lebanon–Syria border, Rivers of Lebanon, Rivers of Syria

Chastel Rouge

Chastel Rouge, also called Qal’at Yahmur قلعة يحمر (Castle of Yahmur) is a small Crusader stronghold in the North West of Syria that belonged to the County of Tripoli. It is also identified as Castrum Rubrum mentioned in Latin texts. The castle stands in the village of Yahmur, at 12 kilometres distance from Tartus and 10 kilometres from Safita, where the Tortosa and Chastel Blanc Crusader castles can be found.

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Located at 34.81 35.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Tartus Governorate, Buildings and structures in Tartus Governorate, Castles in Syria, Crusader castles

Rene Mouawad Air Base

Rene Mouawad Air Base, formerly and still sometimes known as Kleyate Airport (مطار القليعات, Matar al-Qulay`at), used to be a military-civil joint airport in northern Lebanon, located near the town of Kleyate (also spelled Al Qulay`at, Qulayaat or El Qlaïaat) and 6 km from the Lebanese-Syrian border.

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Located at 34.59 36.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Airports in Lebanon, Airports with year of establishment missing, Lebanese Air Force bases, Military of Lebanon

Qaabrîne

Qaabrîne (also known as Qa‘brīn) is a populated place in the Akkar District of the Lebanese North Governorate.

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Located at 34.57 36.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in the North Governorate

Arwad

Arwad – formerly known as Arado, Arados, Arvad, Arpad, Arphad, and Antiochia in Pieria, also called Ruad Island – located in the Mediterranean Sea, is the only inhabited island in Syria. The town of Arwad takes up the entire island. It is located 3 kilometres from Tartus, Syria's second largest port. Today, it is mainly a fishing town. (Arados was also a Greek name for Muharraq near Bahrain.

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Located at 34.86 35.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Syria, Archaeological sites in Tartus Governorate, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, Hebrew Bible cities, Hellenistic colonies, Islands of Syria, Mediterranean islands, Phoenician cities, Populated coastal places in Syria, Populated places in Tartus District, States and territories established in the 2nd millennium BC, Towns in Syria