Rawda Square

Al-Rawda Square is a square in north-west Damascus. The square is the location of the National Security Building, where the Defence Minister as well as President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law were assassinated on July 18, 2012 during the Syrian civil war.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Damascus, Syria
  • Also known as: “Sāḩat Abū al ‘Alā’”, “Sahat Abu al `Ala‘”, and “Sāḩat Rawḑat Abī al ‘Alā’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum in Damascus and Mount Qasioun.

Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
The National Museum of Damascus is a museum in the heart of , . As the country's national museum as well as its largest, this museum covers the entire range of Syrian history spanning over 11 millennia. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Rawda Square.

Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
is a mountain overlooking the city of , . It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications.

Park
Photo: Waseem Al Sakhleh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Rukn Al Din.

Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or is a municipality of , . In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city. is situated 2½ km northeast of Rawda Square.

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.

Rawda Square

Latitude
33.5211° or 33° 31′ 16″ north
Longitude
36.28284° or 36° 16′ 58″ east
Elevation
714 metres (2,343 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG7CM+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30763416
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
7642540
Wiki­data ID
Q7296954
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Rawda Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساحة أبو العلاء”
  • Arabic: “ساحة الروضة”
  • Arabic: “ساحة روضة أبي العلاء”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר ראודה”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Rawda”

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