Kanīsat Bāb Kīsān
Kanīsat Bāb Kīsān is a church in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Kanīsat Bāb Kīsān is situated nearby to the church Chapel of Saint Paul, as well as near the city gate Bab ash-Sharqi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Kisan and Chapel of Saint Paul.
Bab Kisan
City gate
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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.
Chapel of Saint Paul
Church
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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.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
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Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. Bab ash-Sharqi is situated 390 metres northeast of Kanīsat Bāb Kīsān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.
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.
Sarouja
Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarouja is a municipality of Damascus, Syria, due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.
Kanīsat Bāb Kīsān
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Kanisat Bab Kisan” and “Kanīsat Mār Būlus”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.50651° or 33° 30′ 23″ northLongitude
36.31561° or 36° 18′ 56″ eastElevation
684 metres (2,244 feet)Open location code
8G5RG848+J6GeoNames ID
7642381
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In Other Languages
“Kanīsat Bāb Kīsān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة باب كيسان”
- Arabic: “كنيسة مار بولس”
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