Sāḩat Ḩasan al Kharrāţ
Sāḩat Ḩasan al Kharrāţ is a square in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Sāḩat Ḩasan al Kharrāţ is situated nearby to the church Chapel of Saint Paul, as well as near the city gate Bab Kisan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Kisan and Chapel of Saint Paul.
Bab Kisan
City gate
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Bab Kisan is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya. Bab Kisan is situated 150 metres northeast of Sāḩat Ḩasan al Kharrāţ.
Chapel of Saint Paul
Church
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The Chapel of Saint Paul is a church in Damascus, Syria, located along Tarafa bin al-Abd Street near the former Bab Kisan. The chapel, consecrated in 1939, includes some stones from the Bab Kisan, which is believed to be the site of St Paul's escape from Damascus by being lowered out of a window in a basket. Chapel of Saint Paul is situated 150 metres northeast of Sāḩat Ḩasan al Kharrāţ.
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. Umayyad Mosque is situated 1 km northwest of Sāḩat Ḩasan al Kharrāţ.
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.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.
Sāḩat Ḩasan al Kharrāţ
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Dawwār al Maţār”, “Sāḩat Dawwār al Maţār”, and “Sahat Hasan al Kharrat”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.50548° or 33° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
36.31465° or 36° 18′ 53″ eastElevation
684 metres (2,244 feet)Open location code
8G5RG847+5VGeoNames ID
7642473
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In Other Languages
“Sāḩat Ḩasan al Kharrāţ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دوار المطار”
- Arabic: “ساحة حسن الخراط”
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