Bāb as Salām

Bāb as Salām is a gate in , . Bāb as Salām is situated nearby to the city gate , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab Assalam and Umayyad Mosque.

City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Salam is one of the seven ancient city-gates of , . During the Roman era, it was also known as "Gate of the Moon".

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world. is situated 450 metres southwest of Bāb as Salām.

City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Bab al-Amara is one of the seven ancient city-gates of , . The other name, Bab Al-Amara, refers to a name of a district in the old city where people in the 14th century would meet. is situated 330 metres west of Bāb as Salām.

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 . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Quarter
is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of , . It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.

Bāb as Salām

Latitude
33.51426° or 33° 30′ 51″ north
Longitude
36.31027° or 36° 18′ 37″ east
Elevation
684 metres (2,244 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG876+P4
Geo­Names ID
7642406
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In Other Languages

“Bāb as Salām” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب السلام”

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