Al Minţaqah aş Şinā‘īyah
Al Minţaqah aş Şinā‘īyah is an industrial area in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Minţaqah aş Şinā‘īyah is situated nearby to the city gate Bab Al Saghir, as well as near the town Al Midan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and A’zm Palace.
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. Umayyad Mosque is situated 1¼ km north of Al Minţaqah aş Şinā‘īyah.
A’zm Palace
Castle
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Al-Azm Palace is a palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built in 1749 to be the private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus; during the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, it housed the French Institute. A’zm Palace is situated 1 km north of Al Minţaqah aş Şinā‘īyah.
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. Bab Al Saghir is situated 670 metres northwest of Al Minţaqah aş Şinā‘īyah.
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.
Al Minţaqah aş Şinā‘īyah
- Type: Industrial area
- Also known as: “Al Mantika as Sina’iyeh”, “Al Mintaqah as Sina`iyah”, and “Ibn ‘Asākir”
- Category: industry
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.5016° or 33° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
36.3111° or 36° 18′ 40″ eastElevation
687 metres (2,254 feet)Open location code
8G5RG826+JCGeoNames ID
7642557
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In Other Languages
“Al Minţaqah aş Şinā‘īyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إبن عساكر”
- Arabic: “المنطقة الصناعية”
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