Bāb aş Şaghīr
Bāb aş Şaghīr is a gate in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Bāb aş Şaghīr is situated nearby to the city gate Bab Al Saghir, as well as near the castle A’zm Palace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Al Saghir and Umayyad Mosque.
Bab Al Saghir
City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Saghir is one of the seven gates in the Old City of Damascus, Syria. It has qubūr on either side of the road, and is located in the Dimashq Neighborhood, southwest of the Umayyad Mosque.
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 610 metres north of Bāb aş Şaghīr.
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 460 metres north of Bāb aş Şaghīr.
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
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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.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.
Bāb aş Şaghīr
- Type: Gate
- Also known as: “Al Bāb aş Şaghīr” and “Bab as Saghir”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.50611° or 33° 30′ 22″ northLongitude
36.30668° or 36° 18′ 24″ eastElevation
693 metres (2,274 feet)Open location code
8G5RG844+CMGeoNames ID
7642410
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In Other Languages
“Bāb aş Şaghīr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الباب الصغير”
- Arabic: “باب الصغير”
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