DAMASCUS RADAR FACILITY TALL KING SYRIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01074R000300320002-1
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 8, 1974
• Content Type: PHOTO

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DAMASCUS RADAR FACILITY TALL KING
SYRIA
33-19N 036-17E
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
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DAMASCUS RADAR FACILITY TALL KING
S IA
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. LOCATION:
THE RADAR FACILITY HAS BEEN EXPANDED
BY THE ADDITION OF ANOTHER TALL KING
RADAR--THE SECOND TO BE IDENTIFIED IN
SYRIA.
DAMASCUS RADAR FACILITY TALL KING
IS 1500 FEET WEST OF
DAMASCUS AW RADAR FACILITY SOUTHEAST
A1D APPROXIMATELY 9
NAUTICAL MILES (NM) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF DAMASCUS AT 33-19-55N 036-17-34E.
3. MISSION READOUT: THE FACILITY NOW CONTAINS TWO TALL KING
RADARS, THE FIRST HAVING BEEN IDENTIFIED
THE SECOND TALL KING IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 900 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF
THE FIRST. FOUR SIDE NET, THREE SPOON REST, AND TWO SCORE BOARD
RADARS AND FOUR R-400 MICROWAVE DISHES ON TWO MASTS (ALL ANNOTATED ON
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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GRAPHIC) WERE ALSO OBSERVED. TWO TALL KING BUILDINGS,'A BELOW-GROUND
PROBABLE TALL KING BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 26 SMALL DRIVE-IN
AND DRIVE-THROUGH EQUIPMENT SHELTERS AND FOUR RADAR MOUNDS WITH NUMER-
OUS VEHICLE REVETMENTS ARE AT THE FACILITY. EXTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF
PERMANENT FACILITIES WAS CONTINUING.
ENLARGEMENT FACTOR: 10.6X
INSETS: 40X
IEG/SGD/AMEAB
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS REPORT ARE WELCOME. THEY MAY BE
DIRECTED TOI IOF THE AMERICAS-MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA BRANCH,
SGD/IEG/NPIC,
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
SECRET
NO FOREIGN DISSEN
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