Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient Greek city on the eastern side of the Orontes River.
Latitude and longitude of Salqīn
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Salqīn is a city in Syrian Arab Republic.
Population: 31,608
Latitude: 36° 08' 22.24" N
Longitude: 36° 27' 14.87" E
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Syria (Roman province)
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Simeon Stylites
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List of Syrian Air Force bases
This page lists air bases operated or used by the Syrian Air Force.
526 Antioch earthquake
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Church of St Peter
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Alalakh
Alalakh (Hittite: Alalaḫ) was an ancient city-state, a late Bronze Age capital in the Amuq River valley of Turkey's Hatay Province. It was occupied from before 2000 BC, when the first palace was built, and likely destroyed in the 12th century BC and…
Kessab
Kessab, Kesab or Kasab (Arabic: كسب [kæsæb], Armenian: Քեսապ, Kesab) is a mostly Armenian-populated town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located 59 kilometers north of Latakia. It is situated near the border…
Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites (Arabic: كنيسة مار سمعان العمودي Kanīsat Mār Simʿān al-ʿAmūdī) is a historical building located about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Aleppo, Syria. It is the oldest surviving Byzantine church, dating back to the 5th …
Battle of Ager Sanguinis
In the Battle of Ager Sanguinis, also known as the Battle of the Field of Blood, the Battle of Sarmada, or the Battle of Balat, Roger of Salerno's Crusader army of the Principality of Antioch was annihilated by the army of Ilghazi of Mardin, the Art…
Seleucia Pieria
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Salqin
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Harem, Syria
Harem (Arabic: حارم) is a Syrian city within the Idlib Governorate.
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Hatay Airport (IATA: HTY, ICAO: LTDA) (Turkish: Hatay Havalimanı) is an international airport in Hatay Province, Turkey serving the cities of Antakya (25 km by road) and Iskenderun (45 km).
Qinnasrin
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Binnish
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Tell Tayinat
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