Kanīsat Ḩanāniyā
Kanīsat Ḩanāniyā is a church in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Kanīsat Ḩanāniyā is situated nearby to the church Saint Anania’s House, as well as near the city gate Bab ash-Sharqi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Anania’s House and Bab ash-Sharqi.
Saint Anania’s House
Church
Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of Saint Ananias is an ancient underground structure in Damascus, Syria, that is said to be the remains of the home of Ananias of Damascus, where Ananias baptized Saul. The building is at the end of the Street Called Straight near the Bab Sharqi.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 220 metres south of Kanīsat Ḩanāniyā.
Bab Touma
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus, a geographic landmark of Christianity. Bab Touma is situated 340 metres northwest of Kanīsat Ḩanāniyā.
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.
Jobar
Village
Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.
Kanīsat Ḩanāniyā
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Kanisat Hananiya”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51144° or 33° 30′ 41″ northLongitude
36.31761° or 36° 19′ 3″ eastElevation
688 metres (2,257 feet)Open location code
8G5RG869+H2GeoNames ID
7642404
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In Other Languages
“Kanīsat Ḩanāniyā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة حنانيا”
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