Masjid al Aqşāb

Masjid al Aqşāb is a locality in , . Masjid al Aqşāb is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Aqsab Mosque.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world.

Mosque
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The or Al-Aqsab Mosque or Al-Qasab Mosque, also known as Al-Sadat Mosque, is an Ayyubid-era Sunni and mausoleum in , .

City gate
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Bab al-Salam is one of the seven ancient city-gates of , . During the Roman era, it was also known as "Gate of the Moon".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Quarter
is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of , . It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.

Masjid al Aqşāb

Latitude
33.5166° or 33° 30′ 60″ north
Longitude
36.3102° or 36° 18′ 37″ east
Elevation
691 metres (2,267 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG886+J3
Geo­Names ID
7642466
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Masjid al Aqşāb” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد الاقصاب”

Localities in the Area

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