Al-Bahariyah

Al-Bahariyah (Arabic: البحارية) is a village in eastern Ghouta, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Damascus city center. The village is administratively a part of the Douma District in the Rif Dimashq Governorate. Damascus International Airport is located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) south of Al-Bahariyah.[1] The village was largely destroyed in August 2013 and was the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack during the Syrian Civil War.[2]

Al-Bahariyah
البحارية
Village
Al-Bahariyah is located in Syria
Al-Bahariyah
Al-Bahariyah
Coordinates: 33°31′48″N 36°31′33″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictDouma
Subdistrictal-Nashabiyah
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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