Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh Raslān
Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh Raslān is a mosque in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh Raslān is situated nearby to the church Saint Anania’s House, as well as near the city gate Bab Touma.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Touma and Saint Anania’s House.
Bab Touma
City gate
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Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus, a geographic landmark of Christianity. Bab Touma is situated 250 metres west of Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh Raslān.
Saint Anania’s House
Church
Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of Saint Ananias is an ancient underground structure in Damascus, Syria, that is said to be the remains of the home of Ananias of Damascus, where Ananias baptized Saul. The building is at the end of the Street Called Straight near the Bab Sharqi. Saint Anania’s House is situated 240 metres south of Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh Raslān.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
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The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Umayyad Mosque is situated 1 km west of Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh Raslān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.
Damascus
Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Sarouja
Town
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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.
Jobar
Village
Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.
Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh Raslān
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Jami` ash Shaykh Raslan”, “Sheikh Arslan The Demacine Mosque”, and “Sheikh Reslan Mosque”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51353° or 33° 30′ 49″ northLongitude
36.31788° or 36° 19′ 4″ eastElevation
684 metres (2,244 feet)Open location code
8G5RG879+C5GeoNames ID
8430642
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In Other Languages
“Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh Raslān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع الشيخ رسلان”
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