Jāmi‘ as Sayyidah Ruqayyah

Jāmi‘ as Sayyidah Ruqayyah is a mosque in , . Jāmi‘ as Sayyidah Ruqayyah is situated nearby to the mosque , as well as near the city gate .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine.

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. is situated 200 metres south of Jāmi‘ as Sayyidah Ruqayyah.

Mosque
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The Sayyida Ruqayya Mosque is a Twelver Shia and mausoleum complex, located in , . The complex contains the grave of Sukainah, also known as "Ruqayya", the young daughter of Al-Husayn ibn Ali.

City gate
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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 Damascus and Sarouja.

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.

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.

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.

Jāmi‘ as Sayyidah Ruqayyah

Latitude
33.51326° or 33° 30′ 48″ north
Longitude
36.30746° or 36° 18′ 27″ east
Elevation
687 metres (2,254 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG874+8X
Geo­Names ID
8430631
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In Other Languages

“Jāmi‘ as Sayyidah Ruqayyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع السيدة رقية”
  • Arabic: “مرقد السيدة رقية”

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