Al Fātīkān
Al Fātīkān is a diplomatic facility in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Fātīkān is situated nearby to Rawda Square, as well as near the government office Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and National Library of Syria.
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Government office
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates is a government office, which is situated 360 metres southeast of Al Fātīkān.
National Library of Syria
Library
Photo: Ahmadac, Public domain.
The National Library of Syria is the national legal deposit and copyright library of Syria, located in the capital Damascus overlooking the Umayyad Square. National Library of Syria is situated 560 metres southwest of Al Fātīkān.
Rawda Square
Square
Al-Rawda Square is a square in north-west Damascus. The square is the location of the National Security Building, where the Defence Minister as well as President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law were assassinated on July 18, 2012 during the Syrian civil war. Rawda Square is situated 290 metres northeast of Al Fātīkān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarouja and Damascus.
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.
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.
Rukn Al Din
Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or Rukn al-Din is a municipality of Damascus, Syria. In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city. Rukn Al Din is situated 3 km northeast of Al Fātīkān.
Al Fātīkān
- Type: Diplomatic facility
- Also known as: “Al Fatikan”, “As Sifārah al Bābawīyah”, and “The Vatican”
- Category: government building
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.51957° or 33° 31′ 11″ northLongitude
36.28033° or 36° 16′ 49″ eastElevation
717 metres (2,352 feet)Open location code
8G5RG79J+R4GeoNames ID
8373481
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Al Fātīkān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السفارة البابوية”
- Arabic: “الفاتيكان”
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