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Satita, Tartus Governorate, Syria


Alternative Names:Borj Safita, Borj Sâfîta, Burj Safita, Burj Şāfītā, Khokhu, Safita, Satita, brj safyta, safyta, Şāfītā, برج صافيتا, صافيتا
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Tartus Governorate, Syria
Region:Tartus Governorate, Syria
Latitude:34° 49' 15" N
Longitude:36° 7' 3" E
Lat/Long (dec):34.82099,36.11773
Köppen climate type:Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Population:27,815 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:165060
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:165060:0
GUID:1610a25c-c162-4f24-b602-5c1823665842
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Unnamed Quarry No. 4, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 54' 1" N36° 7' 5" E8.8km (5.5 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 3, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 49' 28" N35° 59' 59" E10.8km (6.7 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 2, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 56' 23" N35° 59' 49" E17.2km (10.7 miles)
Wadi Al Ayun, Hama Governorate, Syria34° 59' 49" N36° 11' 26" E20.7km (12.9 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Akkar Governorate, Lebanon34° 37' 57" N36° 6' 3" E21.0km (13.1 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 59' 21" N35° 55' 22" E25.8km (16.0 miles)
Homs Volcanic Field, Homs Governorate, Syria34° 49' 59" N36° 23' 59" E25.8km (16.0 miles)
Unnamed Quarries No. 2, Akkar Governorate, Lebanon34° 34' 3" N36° 12' 5" E29.2km (18.1 miles)
Unnamed Quarries No. 3, Akkar Governorate, Lebanon34° 32' 5" N36° 7' 6" E31.8km (19.8 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 4, Akkar Governorate, Lebanon34° 28' 8" N36° 16' 54" E41.9km (26.0 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon34° 28' 8" N36° 16' 53" E41.9km (26.0 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Homs Governorate, Syria34° 31' 14" N36° 26' 23" E44.5km (27.7 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 2, Hama Governorate, Syria35° 12' 40" N36° 21' 55" E48.9km (30.4 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Hama Governorate, Syria35° 13' 58" N36° 33' 16" E60.7km (37.7 miles)
Khunayfis, Hama Governorate, Syria34° 57' 3" N36° 59' 53" E81.6km (50.7 miles)
Al Ghab Volcanic Field, Idlib Governorate, Syria35° 45' 0" N36° 23' 59" E106.4km (66.1 miles)
Jeita cave, Keserwan District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon33° 56' 38" N35° 38' 38" E106.8km (66.3 miles)
Bassit Ophiolite Complex, Latakia Governorate, Syria35° 50' 17" N35° 49' 42" E116.1km (72.1 miles)
Beyrout meteorite, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon33° 52' 59" N35° 30' 0" E118.7km (73.7 miles)
Al-Qutayfa (Qutaifa; Al-Ktayfa; Ktaifa), Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria33° 44' 9" N36° 35' 33" E128.3km (79.7 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria33° 39' 28" N36° 32' 49" E135.2km (84.0 miles)
Unnamed Quarries No. 2, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria33° 37' 41" N36° 26' 14" E135.8km (84.4 miles)
Bhanine Valley, Jezzine District, South Governorate, Lebanon33° 34' 55" N35° 35' 56" E145.8km (90.6 miles)
Dar al-Baidha (Dar el Beida), Jezzine District, South Governorate, Lebanon33° 30' 0" N35° 36' 0" E154.4km (96.0 miles)
Kisecik Au deposit, Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey36° 15' 6" N36° 5' 32" E159.1km (98.9 miles)
Khunayfis, Homs Governorate, Syria34° 13' 43" N37° 47' 36" E167.0km (103.8 miles)
Khunayfis deposit (Khneifiss deposit; Kneifis deposit; Khneifess mines; Khunaifis mines), Khunayfis, Homs Governorate, Syria34° 13' 45" N37° 48' 5" E167.7km (104.2 miles)
Kizildag ophiolite, Arsuz, Hatay Province, Turkey36° 21' 0" N35° 57' 0" E170.7km (106.1 miles)
Aleppo meteorite, Mount Simeon District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria36° 13' 59" N37° 7' 59" E182.0km (113.1 miles)
Golan-Galilee volcanic field, Harrat al-Sham Volcanic field, Middle East33° 0' 0" N35° 32' 59" E209.2km (130.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
African PlateTectonic Plate
Sinai-Levant basin, Arabian PlateBasin
AsiaContinent
SyriaCountry
Tartus Governorate, SyriaGovernorate

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Syria, Tartus224.14.0.0.0.0
Syria, Tartus, Safita224.14.59.0.0.0
 
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