Buqayn
in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria
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Damascus International Airport (31 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (37 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (44 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (58 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (87 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (93 mi) - Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (118 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (119 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (136 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (137 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.699 and 36.108 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 41' 56" and E 36° 6' 28"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - SYP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, French, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:15 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Damascus
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:13 am and 4:29 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 5,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Syria.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Syria. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Buqayn
Buqayn in Rif-dimashq Governorate is a town located in Syria about 17 mi (or 27 km) north-west of Damascus, the country's capital place.
Time in Buqayn is now 02:15 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Damascus with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Buqayn, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Syria is Damascus International Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Anjar in Lebanon at a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km). The closest in Syria is Ancient City of Damascus in a distance of 17 mi (or 17 km), West.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Medaya, Az Zabadani, `Ayn al Fijah, Ad Dimas and Sirghaya. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 44% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Al-Zabadani District
Zabadani District or az-Zabadan is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. At the 2004 officical census, the district had a population of 63,780. The centre of the district is the city of Zabadani. Until February 2009, the sub-districts of Ayn al-Fijeh and Al-Dimas were part of the Zabadani district before being incorporated to form the newly established district of Qudsaya.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Buqayn.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bouqqaïne, Boukein, Buqayn, بقين
