Al Luwān
Al Luwān is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Luwān is situated nearby to the locality Mawqi‘ Khawājah, as well as near Bāb al Bustān.Places of Interest
Highlights include National University Hospital and Cham City Center Mall.
National University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Bassel.92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National University Hospital in Damascus is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Syria. It was founded in 1988 and is run by the Ministry of Higher Education. National University Hospital is situated 3 km north of Al Luwān.
Cham City Center Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cham City Center Mall is a shopping center, which is situated 2½ km north of Al Luwān.
Damascus Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Damascus Opera House is the national opera house of Syria. Inaugurated on 7 May 2004, it is located in central Damascus, on the Umayyad Square. Damascus Opera House is situated 4 km north of Al Luwān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Mazzeh and Al Midan.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. Al Mazzeh is situated 3 km northwest of Al Luwān.
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 3½ km northeast of Al Luwān.
Sarouja
Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarouja is a municipality of Damascus, Syria, due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century. Sarouja is situated 5 km northeast of Al Luwān.
Al Luwān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Lawan”, “Al Luwan”, and “Arḑ al Luwān”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.4792° or 33° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
36.264° or 36° 15′ 50″ eastElevation
695 metres (2,280 feet)Open location code
8G5RF7H7+MJGeoNames ID
8413203
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Al Luwān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أرض اللوان”
- Arabic: “اللوان”
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