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unusual facts about Wadi al-Nasara



Arabian Waxbill

It can also be found along the south coast of Yemen east to Wadi al-Jahr and, in the extensively irrigated intensive agricultural areas of Wadi Hadramawt between Shibam and Tarim, usually with a dense cover of trees and bushes.

Ard Saouda

Ard Saouda or Ard es Saoude (Terres Noires) is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture that is located in the Wadi al-Taym, between Rashaya and Marjayoun in Lebanon.

Hijaz mountains

The course of the now dried up river, the modern-day Wadi Al-Rummah and its extension Wadi Al-Batin, was identified by Farouk El-Baz of Boston University and named the 'Kuwait River.'

John X of Antioch

His father Mounah Yazigi, a teacher of Arabic language, was originally from the village of Marmarita in Wadi al-Nasara and his mother Rosa Moussi is from Tripoli, Lebanon.

Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack

He had acquired an old Second World War M1 rifle and 300 rounds of ammunition and had done some target practise in the valleys around Silwad.

Wadi al-Qarn – Burqush Important Bird Area

It lies at an altitude of 1,175 – 1,500 m next to the village of Burqush in the Anti-Lebanon mountains, near Mount Hermon and close to the border with Lebanon.

The Wadi al-Qarn – Burqush Important Bird Area is a 4,500 ha site in the Qatana District of south-western Syria.

Wadi al-Rummah

Farouk El-Baz (Boston University), "A river in the desert", Discover, July 1993.


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