Maqām al Arba‘īn
Maqām al Arba‘īn is a shrine in Damascus Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 971 metres. Maqām al Arba‘īn is situated nearby to the mosque Al-Rukniyah Madrasa, as well as near the town Rukn Al Din.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include مقام الأربعين and Mount Qasioun.
Mount Qasioun
Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
Mount Qasioun is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications.
Al-Rukniyah Madrasa
Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
Al-Rukniyah Madrasa is a 13th-century madrasa located in Damascus, Syria. Al-Rukniyah Madrasa is situated 1 km southeast of Maqām al Arba‘īn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rukn Al Din and Abu Jarash.
Rukn Al Din
Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or Rukn al-Din is a municipality of Damascus, Syria. In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city.
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.
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. Sarouja is situated 2½ km south of Maqām al Arba‘īn.
Maqām al Arba‘īn
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Maqam al Arba`in”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.5401° or 33° 32′ 24″ northLongitude
36.28799° or 36° 17′ 17″ eastElevation
971 metres (3,186 feet)Open location code
8G5RG7RQ+25GeoNames ID
7642449
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In Other Languages
“Maqām al Arba‘īn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقام الاربعين”
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