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Qasr al Banat Destination Guide

Touring Qasr al Banat in Syria

Qasr al Banat in the region of Aleppo with its 2 citizens is a city located in Syria - some 230 mi or ( 370 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qasr al Banat is now 06:26 PM (Monday) . 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: Umm Miyal, Ukuz Quy, Tawq al Khalil, Tall Yasti, and Tall ar Rafi. Being here already, consider visiting Umm Miyal . Check out our recommendations for Qasr al Banat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Manbij

Manbij is a town in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria, 30 kilometers west of the Euphrates. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Manbij had a population of nearly 100,000. The ruins of the ancient city "Hierapolis Bambyce," also known as "Hierapolis Euphratensis" or "Hierapolis in Euphratesia", are 20 km north, where remains of aqueducts and the Byzantine walls of Justinian are still to be seen.

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Located at 36.53 37.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Cities in Syria, Populated places in Manbij District

Manbij District

Manbij is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 408,143. Its administrative centre is the city of Manbij.

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Located at 36.53 37.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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Tishrin Dam

The Tishrin Dam is a dam on the Euphrates, located 90 kilometres east of Aleppo in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The dam is 40 metres high and has 6 water turbines capable of producing 630 MW. Construction lasted between 1991 and 1999. Rescue excavations in the area that would be flooded by the dam's reservoir have provided important information on ancient settlement in the area from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) period upward.

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Located at 36.38 38.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Aleppo Governorate, Dams completed in 1999, Dams in Syria, Euphrates