Masjid al Aqşāb
Masjid al Aqşāb is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Masjid al Aqşāb is situated nearby to the locality ‘Amārah Barrānīyah, as well as near Bāb as Salām.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Bab Assalam.
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 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".
Aqsab Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aqsab Mosque is an Ayyubid-era Sunni mosque and mausoleum in Damascus, Syria. The mosque is located on Suq Sarujiyya, outside the walls of the old city, near the Bab al-Salam gate.
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.
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.
Masjid al Aqşāb
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Masjid al Aqsaab” and “Masjid al Aqsab”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.5166° or 33° 30′ 60″ northLongitude
36.3102° or 36° 18′ 37″ eastElevation
691 metres (2,267 feet)Open location code
8G5RG886+J3GeoNames ID
7642466
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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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