Bāb as Salām
Bāb as Salām is a gate in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Bāb as Salām is situated nearby to Umayyad Mosque, as well as near the castle A’zm Palace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Assalam and Umayyad Mosque.
Bab Assalam
City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Salam is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. During the Roman era, it was also known as "Gate of the Moon".
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
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The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Umayyad Mosque is situated 450 metres southwest of Bāb as Salām.
A’zm Palace
Castle
Photo: krebsmaus07, CC BY 2.0.
Al-Azm Palace is a palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built in 1749 to be the private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus; during the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, it housed the French Institute. A’zm Palace is situated 540 metres southwest of Bāb as Salām.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Abu Jarash.
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.
Abu Jarash
Quarter
Abu Jarash is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.
Irbin
Town
Arbin is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located just east of Jobar neighborhood of Damascus. Irbin is situated 6 km northeast of Bāb as Salām.
Bāb as Salām
- Type: Gate
- Also known as: “Bab as Salam”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51426° or 33° 30′ 51″ northLongitude
36.31027° or 36° 18′ 37″ eastElevation
684 metres (2,244 feet)Open location code
8G5RG876+P4GeoNames ID
7642406
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In Other Languages
“Bāb as Salām” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب السلام”
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