Explore Markiyah in Syria
Markiyah in the region of Latakia is a town in Syria - some 135 mi or ( 217 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .
Current time in Markiyah is now 07:45 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Salinfah, Al Muzayri'ah, Mu'aysirah, Markiyah, and Khirbat as Sindiyanah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Salinfah . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Markiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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A Trip To Slunfeh/Syria 2011 رحلة إلى صلنفة\سوريا
صلنفة ، تلك البلدة الجميلة التي اتخذت من حضن الغابة الخضراء مكاناً لها حيث يمتزج اللون الأخضر مع زرقة السماء الصافية ، ألوان تسحرك وتأخذك إلى عالم بعيد على نسمات... ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bourzey castle
Bourzey castle is called also Mirza castle, (Arabic قلعة ميرزا). It is located at the border of Syria coastal mountains and Ghab valley, 25 km away from Jeser Alshghur, at altitude 450 m. The inscriptions and mentioning of the castle relate it to the Byzantine era in 11-th century. Architecturally it has triangle shape, the western façade is 175 m, the eastern is 50 m. The southern and eastern façades are adjacent to deep gorges, but the western façade is the least steep.
Located at 35.65 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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.
Located at 35.25 36.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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