Fīllāt Gharbīyah
Fīllāt Gharbīyah is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Fīllāt Gharbīyah is situated nearby to the locality Mazzat Jabal, as well as near Fīllāt Sharqīyah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mazzeh Military Airport and Mezzeh prison.
Mazzeh Military Airport
Aerodrome
Mezzeh Air Base is an air base located in Mezzeh, Damascus, Syria, south-west of the old centre of Damascus. It had one runway of 8,258 feet length, at elevation 2,407 feet.
Mezzeh prison
Prison
Mezzeh prison is a now-defunct Syrian prison overlooking the capital, Damascus operated by Ba'athist Syria. Mezzeh is the name of a neighborhood in western Damascus.
National University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Bassel.92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National University Hospital in Damascus is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Syria. It was founded in 1988 and is run by the Ministry of Higher Education. National University Hospital is situated 3½ km east of Fīllāt Gharbīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Mazzeh and Dummar.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened.
Dummar
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dummar is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area. Dummar is situated 4½ km north of Fīllāt Gharbīyah.
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. Al Midan is situated 6 km east of Fīllāt Gharbīyah.
Fīllāt Gharbīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Faylāt Gharbīyah”, “Fillat Gharbiyah”, “Mazzah al Gharbīyah”, and “Mazzah Fīllāt Gharbīyah”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.4966° or 33° 29′ 48″ northLongitude
36.2354° or 36° 14′ 7″ eastElevation
768 metres (2,520 feet)Open location code
8G5RF6WP+J5GeoNames ID
7642548
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In Other Languages
“Fīllāt Gharbīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فيلات غربية”
- Arabic: “مزة الغربية”
- Arabic: “مزة فيلات غربية”
Localities in the Area
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