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
  • Square
  • …lies at an elevation of 714 metres (2,343 feet)
  • Description: square in Damascus, Syria
  • Also known as
    “Sāḩat Abū al ‘Alā’”
    “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 , . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Rawda Square.

Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
is a mountain overlooking the city of , .

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.

Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or is a municipality of , . is situated 2½ km northeast of Rawda Square.

Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of .

Rawda Square

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Latitude
33.5211° or 33° 31′ 16″ north
Longitude
36.28284° or 36° 16′ 58″ east
Open location code
8G5RG7CM+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30763416
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
7642540
Wiki­data ID
Q7296954

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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Nearby Places

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