Bab Kisan
Bab Kisan is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya.
- Gate
- …lies at an elevation of 684 metres (2,244 feet)
- Description: ancient city gate of Damascus
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of Saint Paul and Bab ash-Sharqi.
Chapel of Saint Paul
Church
The Chapel of Saint Paul is a church in Damascus…
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one… Bab ash-Sharqi is situated 390 metres northeast of Bab Kisan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality…
Bab Kisan
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Latitude
33.50651° or 33° 30′ 23″ north
Longitude
36.31561° or 36° 18′ 56″ east
Open location code
8G5RG848+J6
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bab Kisan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب كيسان”
- Catalan: “Bab Kisan”
- Chinese: “凯桑门”
- Chinese: “凱桑門”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باب كيسان”
- French: “Bab Kisan”
- French: “Bab kisane”
- German: “Bab Kisan”
- German: “Bab Zuhal”
- Indonesian: “Bab Kisan”
- Malay: “Bab Kisan”
- Polish: “Bab Kisan”
- Russian: “Баб Кисан”
- Russian: “Баб-Кисан”
- Turkish: “Kisan Kapısı”
- Uzbek: “Bab Kisan”
- Uzbek: “Bob Kisan”
- Uzbek: “Kisan darvozasi”
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