Baramkeh

Baramkeh, named after Barmakids, is a neighborhood and district of the municipality of , . It had a population of 14,969 in the 2004 census.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: neighborhood in Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
  • Also known as: “Al Baramikah”, “Al Barāmikah”, and “Al Birāmakah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jasmine Stadium and National Museum in Damascus.

Stadium
Photo: Nouh Hammami, CC BY 2.0.
Tishreen Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home venue of the al-Shorta SC. The capacity of the stadium is 12,000 seats.

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.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Al Midan.

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
is a neighbourhood and municipality in , , south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.

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.

Baramkeh

Latitude
33.5062° or 33° 30′ 22″ north
Longitude
36.2876° or 36° 17′ 15″ east
Elevation
699 metres (2,293 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG74Q+F2
Geo­Names ID
7642563
Wiki­data ID
Q20394024
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Baramkeh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البرامكة”
  • Catalan: “Al-Baramika”
  • Catalan: “Baramkeh”
  • Dutch: “Baramkeh”
  • Persian: “برامکه”
  • Polish: “Al-Baramika”
  • Urdu: “برامکہ، دمشق”
  • Uzbek: “Baramke”
  • Vietnamese: “Baramkeh”

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