Bab Tuma

Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in . It is named after one of the seven gates of old city of Damascus, located within the neighbourhood.
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  • Type: Gate
  • Description: ancient city gate of Damascus
  • Also known as: “バーブ・トゥーマ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Umayyad Mosque and Bab ash-Sharqi.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque… is situated 1 km west of Bab Tuma.

City gate
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Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one… is situated 530 metres southeast of Bab Tuma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of .

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus.

Village
also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village…

Bab Tuma

Latitude
33.51364° or 33° 30′ 49″ north
Longitude
36.31517° or 36° 18′ 55″ east
Elevation
683 metres (2,241 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG878+F3
Geo­Names ID
7642403
Wiki­data ID
Q1021901
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bab Tuma” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب توما”
  • Armenian: “Բաբ Թումա”
  • Catalan: “Bab Tuma”
  • Chinese: “多馬之門”
  • Chinese: “多马之门”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب توما”
  • French: “Bab Touma”
  • German: “Bāb Tūmā”
  • Igbo: “Bab Tuma”
  • Italian: “Bab Tuma”
  • Japanese: “バーブ・トゥーマー”
  • Malay: “Bab Tuma”
  • Russian: “Баб Тума”
  • Spanish: “Bab Tuma”
  • Turkish: “Tuma Kapısı”
  • Uzbek: “Bab Tuma”
  • Uzbek: “Bob Tuma”
  • Vietnamese: “Bab Tuma”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al Jūrah and Bāb Tūmā.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dar Al Yasmin and Alzaetona 1.

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