<p>This is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Safa_(Syria)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Al-Safa</a> Volcano in Syria. According to Wikipedia it last erupted in 1850 AD.</p>

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2018-10-13T20:19:42.110Z
2018-10-13T20:19:42.110Z
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<p>What is this <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/33%C2%B002&#39;02.8%22N+37%C2%B012&#39;09.6%22E/@32.9948571,37.0567835,58105m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d33.0341008!4d37.2026555" rel="nofollow noreferrer">big black dot</a> on the satellite view of google maps, located in Syria at about 4:00 from Damascus?</p>

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2018-10-13T21:53:37.833Z
@njuffa - yes, kind of. But that question is very, very broad in its title so it didn't turn up in any of my searches.
josh
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What is this big Black Mass in Syria, as seen on google maps?
josh
# What is this big Black Mass in Syria, as seen on google maps?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-13)

What is this [big black dot](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/33%C2%B002'02.8%22N+37%C2%B012'09.6%22E/@32.9948571,37.0567835,58105m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d33.0341008!4d37.2026555) on the satellite view of google maps, located in Syria at about 4:00 from Damascus?

[![Big Black dot in Syria](https://i.sstatic.net/VIWOr.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/VIWOr.png)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: @njuffa - yes, kind of. But that question is very, very broad in its title so it didn't turn up in any of my searches.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-13. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

This is the [Al-Safa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Safa_(Syria)) Volcano in Syria. According to Wikipedia it last erupted in 1850 AD.


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