`Ayn Shiqaq

Syria
`Ayn Shiqaq, Syria
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This compact town in northwestern Syria's Latakia Governorate, `Ayn Shiqaq is the birthplace of Syrian poet Nadim Muhammad (1907–1994) and serves as the administrative centre of a subdistrict in the hills south of Latakia, close to the mountains and within reach of the Mediterranean coast. The wider region holds UNESCO World Heritage sites.

  • Nearest water from center4.9 km
  • Nearest mountain from center2.7 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km1

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