Sāḩat al ‘Abbāsīyīn

Sāḩat al ‘Abbāsīyīn is a square in , . Sāḩat al ‘Abbāsīyīn is situated nearby to , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium and Umayyad Mosque.

Stadium
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The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in , , that is currently closed. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past. is situated 190 metres southeast of Sāḩat al ‘Abbāsīyīn.

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. is situated 2 km southwest of Sāḩat al ‘Abbāsīyīn.

City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in . It is one of the seven gates of , a geographic landmark of Christianity. is situated 1¼ km south of Sāḩat al ‘Abbāsīyīn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Jarash and Damascus.

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.

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.

Village
also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.

Sāḩat al ‘Abbāsīyīn

Latitude
33.52413° or 33° 31′ 27″ north
Longitude
36.31856° or 36° 19′ 7″ east
Elevation
687 metres (2,254 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG8F9+MC
Geo­Names ID
7642468
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In Other Languages

“Sāḩat al ‘Abbāsīyīn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساحة العباسيين”

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