Al Ḩaramayn
Al Ḩaramayn is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Al Ḩaramayn is situated nearby to the locality Al Mazār, as well as near Al Kawkashīyah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bab ash-Sharqi and Orthodox Armenian Church.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. Bab ash-Sharqi is situated 4 km northwest of Al Ḩaramayn.
Orthodox Armenian Church
Church
Photo: Kevorkmail, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orthodox Armenian Church is situated 4 km northwest of Al Ḩaramayn.
Palestine Branch
Military installation
Far' Falastine, also known as Branch 235, was a prison operated by Military Intelligence Directorate of Ba'athist Syria under the charge of Brig. Gen. Kamal Hassan between 2017 and 2020, located in Damascus, notorious for accounts of torture, coercive interrogation, and deplorable conditions related by its former detainees. Palestine Branch is situated 3½ km west of Al Ḩaramayn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Muleiha and Aqraba.
Al-Muleiha
Village
Al-Malihah is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located on the eastern outskirts of Damascus to the west of Jaramana, in the Ghouta area.
Aqraba
Village
Aqraba is a Syrian village located in the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of Rif Dimashq Governorate. Aqraba had a population of 6,799 in the 2004 census.
Ein Tarma
Village
Ein Tarma, also spelled Ayn Tarma or Ain Terma, is a suburb of Damascus in Syria, located 3 kilometers east of Old Damascus, just north of the Barada River, within an area called the Eastern Ghouta. Ein Tarma is situated 2½ km north of Al Ḩaramayn.
Al Ḩaramayn
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Haramayn”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.49293° or 33° 29′ 35″ northLongitude
36.3557° or 36° 21′ 21″ eastElevation
664 metres (2,178 feet)Open location code
8G5RF9V4+57GeoNames ID
8411870
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In Other Languages
“Al Ḩaramayn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحرمين”
Localities in the Area
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