Jāmi‘ an Naḩḩāsīn
Jāmi‘ an Naḩḩāsīn is a mosque in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Jāmi‘ an Naḩḩāsīn is situated nearby to the city gate Bab al-Faradis, as well as near the mosque Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Bab al-Faradis.
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 470 metres south of Jāmi‘ an Naḩḩāsīn.
Bab al-Faradis
City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Faradis or Bab al-Amara is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. 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. Bab al-Faradis is situated 230 metres south of Jāmi‘ an Naḩḩāsīn.
Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine
Mosque
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sayyida Ruqayya Mosque is a Twelver Shia mosque and mausoleum complex, located in Damascus, Syria. The complex contains the grave of Sukainah, also known as "Ruqayya", the young daughter of Al-Husayn ibn Ali. Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine is situated 300 metres south of Jāmi‘ an Naḩḩāsīn.
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.
Abu Jarash
Quarter
Abu Jarash is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.
Jāmi‘ an Naḩḩāsīn
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Jami` an Nahhasin” and “Masjid Ribāţ Ibn an Naḩḩās”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51581° or 33° 30′ 57″ northLongitude
36.30615° or 36° 18′ 22″ eastElevation
691 metres (2,267 feet)Open location code
8G5RG884+8FGeoNames ID
8430645
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In Other Languages
“Jāmi‘ an Naḩḩāsīn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع النحاسين”
- Arabic: “مسجد رباط ابن النحاس”
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