Faransā
Faransā is a diplomatic facility in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Faransā is situated nearby to Rawda Square, as well as near the peak Mount Qasioun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Qasioun and National Museum in Damascus.
Mount Qasioun
Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
Mount Qasioun is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications.
National Museum in Damascus
Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
The National Museum of Damascus is a museum in the heart of Damascus, Syria. As the country's national museum as well as its largest, this museum covers the entire range of Syrian history over a span of over 11 millennia. National Museum in Damascus is situated 1½ km south of Faransā.
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 570 metres southwest of Faransā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarouja and Rukn Al Din.
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.
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.
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.
Faransā
- Type: Diplomatic facility
- Also known as: “As Sifārah al Faransīyah”, “Faransa”, and “France”
- Category: government building
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52556° or 33° 31′ 32″ northLongitude
36.28577° or 36° 17′ 9″ eastElevation
732 metres (2,402 feet)Open location code
8G5RG7GP+68GeoNames ID
8373607
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In Other Languages
“Faransā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السفارة الفرنسية”
- Arabic: “فرنسا”
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