Rakhlah
Sign in to saveRakhlah (; also spelled Rakhleh or Rakhlé), previously known as Zenopolis, is a village situated west of Damascus, Syria. also known as "The town of Wine and Poetry".
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The entry is geolocated on the map in SY, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Ancient Roman temples, Archaeological sites in Rif Dimashq Governorate and Assyrian art and architecture.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Qatana Subdistrict
- Elevation
- 1550
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Image
- Medallion on the temple at Rûkhleh, outside the south wall, near the east corner; it is five feet in diameter. The upper part has been destroyed by gunpowder. The neighbouring village is (NYPL b10607452-80497) (cropped).jpg
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- Ancient history
- Ancient temples
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Rakhlah (; also spelled Rakhleh or Rakhlé), previously known as Zenopolis, is a village situated west of Damascus, Syria. also known as "The town of Wine and Poetry".
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 368 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly from the Druze community.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rakhlah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations