Ad Dūr

Ad Dūr is a locality in , . Ad Dūr is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Mazzeh and Nahr Barbar.

Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in , , due west of . It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the constructed , which was the main airport in Damascus until opened. is situated 7 km northeast of Ad Dūr.

Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of mentioned in the Book of Kings, now generally identified with the Nahr al-Awaj, also called Awaj, although if the reference to Damascus is limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old Testament, Pharpar would be the modern Taura. is situated 8 km west of Ad Dūr.

Town
is a neighbourhood and municipality in , , south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456. is situated 10 km northeast of Ad Dūr.

Ad Dūr

Latitude
33.44282° or 33° 26′ 34″ north
Longitude
36.21304° or 36° 12′ 47″ east
Elevation
709 metres (2,326 feet)
Open location code
8G5RC6V7+46
Geo­Names ID
8413088
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In Other Languages

“Ad Dūr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الدور”

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