Jabal al Ahram
Jabal al Ahram is a peak in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 782 metres. Jabal al Ahram is situated nearby to the town Dummar, as well as near the locality Wadi al Abyad.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Qasioun and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Mount Qasioun
Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
Mount Qasioun is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Memorial
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial, dedicated to the Syrian soldiers killed during battle. It was visited every year by the President of Syria on Martyrs' Day prior to the fall of the Assad regime.
Mezzeh prison
Prison
Mezzeh prison is a now-defunct Syrian prison overlooking the capital, Damascus operated by Ba'athist Syria. Mezzeh is the name of a neighborhood in western Damascus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dummar and Qudsaiya.
Dummar
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dummar is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area.
Qudsaiya
Town
Photo: waill.hamada.1, CC BY 3.0.
Qudsaya is a Syrian city in Rif Dimashq Governorate and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened.
Jabal al Ahram
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 782 metres
- Description: mountain in Syria
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.53321° or 33° 31′ 60″ northLongitude
36.23299° or 36° 13′ 59″ eastElevation
782 metres (2,566 feet)Open location code
8G5RG6MM+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 573517350OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Jabal al Ahram” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الأهرام”
- Cebuano: “Jabal al Ahrām”
- Dutch: “Jabal al Ahrām”
- French: “Jabal al Ahram”
- German: “Jabal al Ahram”
- Swedish: “Jabal al Ahrām”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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