Al Jūrah
Al Jūrah is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Jūrah is situated nearby to the locality Bāb as Salām, as well as near Bāb Tūmā.Places of Interest
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Bab Touma.
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.
Bab Touma
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus, a geographic landmark of Christianity.
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".
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.
Al Jūrah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Jourah” and “Al Jurah”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.5136° or 33° 30′ 49″ northLongitude
36.3128° or 36° 18′ 46″ eastElevation
689 metres (2,260 feet)Open location code
8G5RG877+C4GeoNames ID
7642460
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In Other Languages
“Al Jūrah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجورة”
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