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Bishragha Destination Guide

Touring Bishragha in Syria

Bishragha in the region of Tartus is located in Syria - some 109 mi or ( 176 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Bishragha is now 10:19 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ayn Halaqim, Wadi Al 'Uyun, Qal'at al 'Ulayqah, Masyaf, and Homs. Being here already, consider visiting Ayn Halaqim . 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 Bishragha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Black Shark Hike _ 20121116

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Interesting facts about this location

Masyaf

Masyaf is a city in Syria, in the Hama Governorate, notable for its large medieval castle. It was used by Hashashins as their main headquarters after the destruction of their former and first headquarters, Alamut. In popular culture, Masyaf is known for its appearance in the Assassin's Creed video game series. In that series, the castle of Masyaf is the headquarters of the Assassins.

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Located at 35.07 36.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Masyaf District

Hosn Suleiman

Hosn Suleiman (Arabic حصن سليمان), a Syrian village, is found on the slope of the Alnabi Alsaleh mountain at an altitude 950 m, at a distance of 20 km from Dreikish and 56 km from Tartous. Hosn Suleiman is called also Khikhi temple (Arabic معبد خيخي) or Sisi house (Arabic بيت سيسي) and it is hinted from the naming that it bears semitic roots, and maybe dedicated to the god "betosisi", which is considered the healing god of the Romans. Also known as Baal (Bel) temple, ascribed to god Baal.

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Located at 34.93 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Tartus Governorate, Roman sites in Syria

Al-Shaykh Badr District

Al-Shaykh Badr District is a district of the Tartus Governorate in Syria. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 52,981. The centre of the district is the town of Al-Shaykh Badr.

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Located at 34.98 36.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Al-Shaykh Badr District

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.

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Located at 35.25 36.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Syria

Rhaphanaea

Rhaphanaea (Raphanea, Italian Rafanea) is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was in Syria Secunda, a suffragan of Apamea. Rhaphanaea is mentioned in ancient times only by Josephus, who says that in that vicinity there was a river which flowed six days and ceased on the seventh, probably an intermittent spring now called Fououar ed-Deir, near Rafanieh, a village of the vilayet of Alep in the valley of the Oronte. The ancient name was preserved.

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Located at 34.93 36.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Hama Governorate, Former populated places in Syria, Titular sees in Asia