Ad Dīwānīyah al Barrānīyah

Ad Dīwānīyah al Barrānīyah is a locality in , . Ad Dīwānīyah al Barrānīyah 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
Photo: Mewes, Public domain.
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.

City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Bab al-Amara is one of the seven ancient city-gates of , . The other name, Bab Al-Amara, refers to a name of a district in the old city where people in the 14th century would meet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Damascus.

Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Ad Dīwānīyah al Barrānīyah

Latitude
33.52009° or 33° 31′ 12″ north
Longitude
36.30498° or 36° 18′ 18″ east
Elevation
691 metres (2,267 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG8C3+2X
Geo­Names ID
8419666
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In Other Languages

“Ad Dīwānīyah al Barrānīyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الديوانية البرانية”

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