Al Hijāz

Al Hijāz is a locality in , . Al Hijāz is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum in Damascus and Sulaymaniya Takiya.

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.

Monument
Photo: Khaled ajlani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sulaymaniyya Takiyya is a takiyya, located in , , on the right bank of the Barada River. Commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the western building of the complex was built, following the plans of Mimar Sinan, between 1554 and 1559.

Mosque
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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 Damascus.

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.

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.

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.

Al Hijāz

Latitude
33.5119° or 33° 30′ 43″ north
Longitude
36.2875° or 36° 17′ 15″ east
Elevation
692 metres (2,270 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG76P+QX
Geo­Names ID
8306358
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In Other Languages

“Al Hijāz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الحجاز”

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