Qazāz
Qazāz is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Qazāz is situated nearby to the locality Arḑ al Janūbīyah, as well as near Ash Shāghūr.Places of Interest
Highlights include Palestine Branch and Umayyad Mosque.
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.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Umayyad Mosque is situated 3 km northwest of Qazāz.
A’zm Palace
Castle
Photo: krebsmaus07, CC BY 2.0.
Al-Azm Palace is a palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built in 1749 to be the private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus; during the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, it housed the French Institute. A’zm Palace is situated 3 km northwest of Qazāz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Sahm and Babella.
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.
Babella
Town
Babbila is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located on the southern outskirts of Damascus to the east of the Yarmouk Camp.
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.
Qazāz
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Qazaz” and “Qazaz”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.48722° or 33° 29′ 14″ northLongitude
36.32077° or 36° 19′ 15″ eastElevation
679 metres (2,228 feet)Open location code
8G5RF8PC+V8GeoNames ID
8411904
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In Other Languages
“Qazāz” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قزاز”
Localities in the Area
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