Babīlā
Babīlā is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has about 50,900 residents. Babīlā is situated nearby to the town Babella, as well as near the locality Bayt Saḩam.Places of Interest
Highlights include Palestine Branch and Bab Kisan.
Palestine Branch
Military installation
Far' Falastine, also known as Branch 235, was a prison operated by Military Intelligence Directorate of Ba'athist Syria under the charge of Brig. Gen. Kamal Hassan between 2017 and 2020, located in Damascus, notorious for accounts of torture, coercive interrogation, and deplorable conditions related by its former detainees.
Bab Kisan
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Kisan is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya. Bab Kisan is situated 4 km north of Babīlā.
Chapel of Saint Paul
Church
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of Saint Paul is a church in Damascus, Syria, located along Tarafa bin al-Abd Street near the former Bab Kisan. The chapel, consecrated in 1939, includes some stones from the Bab Kisan, which is believed to be the site of St Paul's escape from Damascus by being lowered out of a window in a basket. Chapel of Saint Paul is situated 4 km north of Babīlā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Babella.
Damascus
Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Babella
Town
Babbila is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located on the southern outskirts of Damascus to the east of the Yarmouk Camp.
Beit Sahm
Village
Beit Sahem is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located Damascus's southeastern outskirts.
Babīlā
- Type: Locality with 50,900 residents
- Also known as: “Bāb Bīlā” and “Babila”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.471° or 33° 28′ 16″ northLongitude
36.3308° or 36° 19′ 51″ eastPopulation
50,900Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)Open location code
8G5RF8CJ+C8GeoNames ID
171998
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In Other Languages
“Babīlā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب بيلا”
- Arabic: “ببيلا”
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