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 Al Mazzeh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Indonesia and Mezzeh prison.
Embassy of Indonesia
Government office
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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 Al Mazzeh and Al Midan.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456. Al Midan is situated 4 km east of Al Yūnān.
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. Sarouja is situated 4½ 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
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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