Shāghūr al Barrānī

Shāghūr al Barrānī is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Shāghūr al Barrānī is situated nearby to the locality Al Mazzāz, as well as near Ḩayy Bustān al Quwwatlī.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Cemetery Bab as-Saghir.

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.

Cemetery Bab as-Saghir

Cemetery

Photo: Toushiro, Public domain.

Bab al-Saghir Cemetery is an Islamic cemetery in Damascus, Syria. It is about 200 meters to the southwest of the Bab al-Saghir gate.

Bab Al Saghir

City gate

Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bab al-Saghir is one of the seven gates in the Old City of Damascus, Syria. It has qubūr on either side of the road, and is located in the Dimashq Neighborhood, southwest of the Umayyad Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Al Midan.

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.

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.

Sarouja

Town

Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Shāghūr al Barrānī

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Ḩayy ash Shāghūr”, “Shaghur al Barrani”, and “Shāghūr Barrānī”
Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.5035° or 33° 30′ 13″ north

Longitude

36.3064° or 36° 18′ 23″ east

Elevation

689 metres (2,260 feet)

Open location code

8G5RG834+CH

GeoNames ID

7642476

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In Other Languages

“Shāghūr al Barrānī” goes by many names.

Arabic: “حي الشاغور”
Arabic: “شاغور البراني”
Arabic: “شاغور براني”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Mazzāz and Ḩayy Bustān al Quwwatlī.

Notable Places Nearby

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