Ḩayy ad Dīwānīyah

Ḩayy ad Dīwānīyah is a locality in , . Ḩayy ad Dīwānīyah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Citadel of Damascus.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world.

Castle
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The is an Ayyubid-era medieval fortified palace and citadel in , . It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

Castle
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Al-Azm Palace is a palace in , , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Damascus.

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Quarter
is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of , . It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.

Ḩayy ad Dīwānīyah

Latitude
33.51781° or 33° 31′ 4″ north
Longitude
36.30142° or 36° 18′ 5″ east
Elevation
698 metres (2,290 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG892+4H
Geo­Names ID
8419665
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In Other Languages

“Ḩayy ad Dīwānīyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حي الديوانية”

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