Al Yūnān
Al Yūnān is a diplomatic facility in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Yūnān is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of Indonesia, as well as near the town Qudsaiya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Indonesia and Mezzeh prison.
Embassy of Indonesia
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Embassy of Indonesia is a government office, which is situated 400 metres southwest of Al Yūnān.
Mezzeh prison
Prison
Mezzeh prison is a now-defunct Syrian prison overlooking the capital, Damascus operated by Ba'athist Syria. Mezzeh is the name of a neighborhood in western Damascus. Mezzeh prison is situated 1¼ km north of Al Yūnān.
National University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Bassel.92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National University Hospital in Damascus is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Syria. It was founded in 1988 and is run by the Ministry of Higher Education. National University Hospital is situated 1½ km northeast of Al Yūnān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Qudsaiya.
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.
Qudsaiya
Town
Photo: waill.hamada.1, CC BY 3.0.
Qudsaya is a Syrian city in Rif Dimashq Governorate and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus. Qudsaiya is situated 6 km northwest of Al Yūnān.
Abu Jarash
Quarter
Abu Jarash is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims. Abu Jarash is situated 7 km northeast of Al Yūnān.
Al Yūnān
- Type: Diplomatic facility
- Also known as: “Al Yunan”, “As Sifārah al Yūnānīyah”, and “Greece”
- Category: government building
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.49943° or 33° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
36.25391° or 36° 15′ 14″ eastElevation
722 metres (2,369 feet)Open location code
8G5RF7X3+QHGeoNames ID
8373731
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In Other Languages
“Al Yūnān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السفارة اليونانية”
- Arabic: “اليونان”
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