Bāb al Firādīs
Bāb al Firādīs is a gate in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Bāb al Firādīs is situated nearby to the city gate Bab al-Faradis, as well as near the mosque Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab al-Faradis and Umayyad Mosque.
Bab al-Faradis
City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Faradis or Bab al-Amara is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. 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.
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 250 metres south of Bāb al Firādīs.
Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine
Mosque
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sayyida Ruqayya Mosque is a Twelver Shia mosque and mausoleum complex, located in Damascus, Syria. The complex contains the grave of Sukainah, also known as "Ruqayya", the young daughter of Al-Husayn ibn Ali.
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.
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.
Bāb al Firādīs
- Type: Gate
- Also known as: “Bāb al ‘Imārah” and “Bab al Firadis”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.51385° or 33° 30′ 50″ northLongitude
36.30679° or 36° 18′ 24″ eastElevation
687 metres (2,254 feet)Open location code
8G5RG874+GPGeoNames ID
7642407
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In Other Languages
“Bāb al Firādīs” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب العمارة”
- Arabic: “باب الفراديس”
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