Al Hind
Al Hind is a diplomatic facility in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Hind is situated nearby to Al Jahez Park, as well as near National Library of Syria.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Syria and Umayyad Square.
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 400 metres south of Al Hind.
Umayyad Square
Square
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umayyad Square is a large and important square in Damascus, Syria. It connects the city center with several important highways and areas, and contains important buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, Syria's national Opera House and the headquarters of the Syrian Armed Forces. Umayyad Square is situated 550 metres south of Al Hind.
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 Hind.
Al Hind
- Type: Diplomatic facility
- Also known as: “As Sifārah al Hindīyah” and “India”
- Category: government building
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.51869° or 33° 31′ 7″ northLongitude
36.27763° or 36° 16′ 40″ eastElevation
721 metres (2,365 feet)Open location code
8G5RG79H+F3GeoNames ID
8373794
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In Other Languages
“Al Hind” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السفارة الهندية”
- Arabic: “الهند”
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