Sāḩat Jūrj Khūrī
Sāḩat Jūrj Khūrī is a square in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Sāḩat Jūrj Khūrī is situated nearby to the church Holy Cross, as well as near Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium and Umayyad Mosque.
Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium
Stadium
The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, that is currently out of use. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past. Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium is situated 390 metres northeast of Sāḩat Jūrj Khūrī.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Umayyad Mosque is situated 1½ km southwest of Sāḩat Jūrj Khūrī.
Holy Cross
Church
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
Holy Cross is a church, which is situated 270 metres south of Sāḩat Jūrj Khūrī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Jobar.
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.
Jobar
Village
Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.
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.
Sāḩat Jūrj Khūrī
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Sahat Jurj Khuri”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51969° or 33° 31′ 11″ northLongitude
36.31837° or 36° 19′ 6″ eastElevation
686 metres (2,251 feet)Open location code
8G5RG899+V8GeoNames ID
7642469
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In Other Languages
“Sāḩat Jūrj Khūrī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ساحة جورج خوري”
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