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Vāvīn, Aleppo Governorate, Syria


Alternative Names:Fafin, Fafine, Fefine, Fâfine, Fāfīn, Vavin, Vāvīn, fafyn, vavyn, فافين, ڤاڤين
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Mount Simeon District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Region:Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Latitude:36° 20' 57" N
Longitude:37° 14' 39" E
Lat/Long (dec):36.34925,37.24435
Köppen climate type:Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Feature ID:170498
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:170498:3
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Aleppo meteorite, Mount Simeon District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria36° 13' 59" N37° 7' 59" E16.3km (10.1 miles)
NW Syria Volcanic Rocks, Azaz District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria36° 34' 59" N37° 1' 0" E33.0km (20.5 miles)
Şekeroba, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey36° 42' 21" N36° 38' 47" E66.5km (41.3 miles)
Ortaklar deposit, Şehitkamil District, Gaziantep Province, Turkey37° 2' 52" N37° 1' 14" E80.2km (49.8 miles)
Önsen, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey37° 3' 33" N36° 46' 36" E89.3km (55.5 miles)
Al Ghab Volcanic Field, Idlib Governorate, Syria35° 45' 0" N36° 23' 59" E101.0km (62.8 miles)
Kisecik Au deposit, Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey36° 15' 6" N36° 5' 32" E103.8km (64.5 miles)
Kizildag ophiolite, Arsuz, Hatay Province, Turkey36° 21' 0" N35° 57' 0" E115.9km (72.0 miles)
Tell Abu Hureyra, Raqqa Governorate, Syria35° 51' 57" N38° 23' 59" E116.9km (72.6 miles)
Iskendererun Gulf Volcanic Field, Ceyhan District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 0' 0" N36° 1' 0" E131.2km (81.5 miles)
Dadağlı deposit, Önsen, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey37° 28' 35" N36° 46' 16" E132.2km (82.2 miles)
Dokuztekne Fe-Mn deposit, Ceyhan District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 0' 35" N35° 58' 40" E134.7km (83.7 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Hama Governorate, Syria35° 13' 58" N36° 33' 16" E138.8km (86.3 miles)
Bassit Ophiolite Complex, Latakia Governorate, Syria35° 50' 17" N35° 49' 42" E139.3km (86.6 miles)
Pınarbaşı, Besni District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey37° 34' 15" N37° 39' 7" E140.6km (87.4 miles)
Çevretepe Fe-Mn deposit, Ceyhan District, Adana Province, Turkey36° 53' 59" N35° 49' 24" E140.8km (87.5 miles)
Elbistan-Kahramanmaraş podiform ophiolitic chromitites, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey36° 59' 21" N35° 52' 33" E141.3km (87.8 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 2, Hama Governorate, Syria35° 12' 40" N36° 21' 55" E149.3km (92.8 miles)
Khunayfis, Hama Governorate, Syria34° 57' 3" N36° 59' 53" E157.1km (97.6 miles)
Wadi Al Ayun, Hama Governorate, Syria34° 59' 49" N36° 11' 26" E177.9km (110.6 miles)
Tordere deposit, Feke District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 22' 31" N35° 38' 34" E182.5km (113.4 miles)
Homs Volcanic Field, Homs Governorate, Syria34° 49' 59" N36° 23' 59" E185.0km (115.0 miles)
Horzum Mine, Kozan District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 38' 16" N35° 50' 52" E189.5km (117.8 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 4, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 54' 1" N36° 7' 5" E190.6km (118.4 miles)
Pinargozu Mine, Kozan District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 40' 31" N35° 51' 37" E191.9km (119.3 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 59' 21" N35° 55' 22" E192.6km (119.7 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 2, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 56' 23" N35° 59' 49" E193.0km (119.9 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 3, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 49' 28" N35° 59' 59" E203.5km (126.4 miles)
Aladağ mine, Aladağ District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 35' 34" N35° 24' 12" E214.2km (133.1 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Homs Governorate, Syria34° 31' 14" N36° 26' 23" E216.0km (134.2 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
Euphrates-Sinjar basin, Arabian PlateBasin
AsiaContinent
Palmyra Fold Belt, Indian PlateOrogenic Belt
SyriaCountry
Aleppo Governorate, SyriaGovernorate
Mount Simeon District, Aleppo Governorate, SyriaDistrict

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Syria, Aleppo, A'zaz224.2.6.0.0.0
 
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