Jabal al Ahram

Jabal al Ahram is a peak in , and has an elevation of 782 metres. Jabal al Ahram is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Qasioun and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
is a mountain overlooking the city of , . 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.

Memorial
The is a , 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.

Prison
is a now-defunct prison overlooking the capital, operated by Ba'athist Syria. is the name of a neighborhood in western Damascus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dummar and Qudsaiya.

Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipal district of , , located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of in terms of area.

Town
Photo: waill.hamada.1, CC BY 3.0.
Qudsaya is a city in and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of , 7 km west of Damascus.

Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in , , due west of . It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the constructed , which was the main airport in Damascus until opened.

Jabal al Ahram

Latitude
33.53321° or 33° 31′ 60″ north
Longitude
36.23299° or 36° 13′ 59″ east
Elevation
782 metres (2,566 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG6MM+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573517350
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
174147
Wiki­data ID
Q21590587
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Satellite Map

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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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