Jabal al Kabwah

Jabal al Kabwah is a mountain in , and has an elevation of 942 metres. Jabal al Kabwah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Qasioun and Mezzeh prison.

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. is situated 4 km east of Jabal al Kabwah.

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

Hospital
Al-Mouwasat University Hospital was founded on 1958 in Damascus, Syria. It is mainly composed of four buildings: Administration Building, Emergency and Out-Patient Clinics Building and the Physician Residence Building, alongside those building there is the Cardiovascular Surgery Building. is situated 3 km east of Jabal al Kabwah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dummar and Al Mazzeh.

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: 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.

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. is situated 3½ km northwest of Jabal al Kabwah.

Jabal al Kabwah

Latitude
33.5198° or 33° 31′ 11″ north
Longitude
36.23378° or 36° 14′ 2″ east
Elevation
942 metres (3,091 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG69M+WG
Geo­Names ID
7641910
Wiki­data ID
Q21591566
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jabal al Kabwah” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jabal al Kabwah”
  • Dutch: “Jabal al Kabwah”
  • Swedish: “Jabal al Kabwah”

Localities in the Area

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