Arḑ al Janūbīyah
Arḑ al Janūbīyah is a locality in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Arḑ al Janūbīyah is situated nearby to the locality Al Andalous Area, as well as near Qazāz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Palestine Branch.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
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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 3½ km northwest of Arḑ al Janūbīyah.
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.
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 3½ km northwest of Arḑ al Janūbīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Midan and Damascus.
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 3 km west of Arḑ al Janūbīyah.
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.
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 3½ km northeast of Arḑ al Janūbīyah.
Arḑ al Janūbīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ard al Janubiyah”
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.48586° or 33° 29′ 9″ northLongitude
36.32821° or 36° 19′ 42″ eastElevation
670 metres (2,198 feet)Open location code
8G5RF8PH+87GeoNames ID
8412800
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In Other Languages
“Arḑ al Janūbīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أرض الجنوبية”
Localities in the Area
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