Ḩuwayk
in Damascus Governorate, Syria
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Damascus International Airport (17 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (43 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (48 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (55 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (81 mi) - Haifa International Airport (86 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (109 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (126 mi)
- Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (130 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (132 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.533 and 36.250 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 31' 59" and E 36° 15' 0"
- 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: 02:25 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Damascus
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:52 am and 7:13 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Touring Ḩuwayk
Ḩuwayk in Damascus Governorate is a town located in Syria a little north-west of Damascus, the country's capital place.
Time in Ḩuwayk is now 02:25 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Damascus with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Ḩuwayk, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Syria is Damascus International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 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 in Syria is Ancient City of Damascus in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South-East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Qadsayya, Damascus, Darayya, Al Hajar al Aswad and At Tall. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 85 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 32°C / 90 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 16% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
31°C (88 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
30°C (85 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
30°C (85 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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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.
Mezzeh prison
Mezzeh prison is a now-defunct Syrian prison overlooking the capital, Damascus. Mezzeh (also transcribed as al-Mazzah, el-Mezze etc. ) is the name of a neighborhood in western Damascus. Both military and political prisoners were held at Mezzeh prison. The prison was an infamous embodiment of Syrian government repression. Widespread human rights abuses and torture has been reported from the Mezzeh prison throughout its history but most notably during the rule of Hafez al-Assad (1970–2000).
Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University
The Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University, founded in 1903, was the first university college established in Syria. The school moved to Beirut temporarily during World War I. At one point later it was called the Arab Medical Institute.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Damascus)
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial, dedicated to the Syrian soldiers killed during battle. It is visited every year by the President of Syria on Martyrs' Day (May 6). The monument was designed by Prof. Dr. (Architecture) Abdo Kass-Hout and Prof. , Mahmoud Hammad who won a competition organized by the Syrian Ministry of Defense. Erected in 1994, the monument features a dome, symbolizing the universe, and an arch, symbolizing victory.
Mezzeh
Mezzeh is a municipality and a relatively new neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mezzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed the Mezzeh airbase there, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport was opened. It also held the notorious Mezzeh prison until 2000. The current presidential palace in on the top of Mount Mezzeh and overlooks all of Damascus.
Dummar
Dummar is a suburb of Damascus. Its construction began in the 1970s and the first residents moved in during the mid 1980s. Dummar is located 5 km west of Damascus. Administratively, Dummar is a municipality of the city of Damascus.
Shami Hospital
Al-Shami Hospital is a central hospital in Al-Malky street, Damascus, Syria. It is used by Syria's political and military elite.
Presidential Palace, Damascus
Presidential Palace is the residence for the President of Syria, located in Damascus. It is located in the West of the city, on Mount Mezzeh North of Mezzeh neighborhood, next to Mount Qasioun and overlooks the city. The main building covers 31,500 square meters (340,000 square feet). The entire plateau of Mount Mezzeh is part of the palace premises and is surrounded by a security wall and guard watchtowers.
Tishreen Palace
Teshreen Palace is the residence for the President of Syria, located in Damascus. It is located in the Ar Rabwah neighborhood, South of Mount Qasioun. The building covers 10,000 square meters (108,000 square feet). During the Syrian civil war, there were reports that rebels fired mortars at the palace. The palace was used as the primary residence of the Assad family, until the construction of Presidential Palace on Mount Mazzeh was finished in the early 90's.
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