Al Kawkashīyah
Al Kawkashīyah is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Al Kawkashīyah is situated nearby to the city Jaramana, as well as near the locality Al Mazār.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bab ash-Sharqi and Bab Touma.
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 3 km northwest of Al Kawkashīyah.
Bab Touma
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus, a geographic landmark of Christianity. Bab Touma is situated 3½ km northwest of Al Kawkashīyah.
Bab Kisan
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Kisan is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya. Bab Kisan is situated 3 km northwest of Al Kawkashīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Sahm and Aqraba.
Beit Sahm
Village
Beit Sahem is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located Damascus's southeastern outskirts.
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 Kawkashīyah.
Al Kawkashīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Kawkashiyah”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.49249° or 33° 29′ 33″ northLongitude
36.34497° or 36° 20′ 42″ eastElevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)Open location code
8G5RF8RV+XXGeoNames ID
8411871
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In Other Languages
“Al Kawkashīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الكوكشية”
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