As Suwayqah
As Suwayqah is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. As Suwayqah is situated nearby to the locality At Tayāminah, as well as near Al Mujtahid.Places of Interest
Highlights include Naqshbandi Mosque and Umayyad Mosque.
Naqshbandi Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Murad Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-era Sufi mosque and mausoleum in Damascus, Syria, located in the Suwayqa sector of the Al-Midan quarter. The mosque was erected and named after Murad Pasha, who served as the Ottoman governor of Damascus between 1568-1569.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Midan and Damascus.
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.
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
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.
As Suwayqah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “As Souweqah”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.502° or 33° 30′ 7″ northLongitude
36.3003° or 36° 18′ 1″ eastElevation
697 metres (2,287 feet)Open location code
8G5RG822+R4GeoNames ID
7642477
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In Other Languages
“As Suwayqah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السويقة”
Localities in the Area
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