Jāmi‘ Abū an Nūr
Jāmi‘ Abū an Nūr is a religious center in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Jāmi‘ Abū an Nūr is situated nearby to the mosque Al-Rukniyah Madrasa, as well as near Hanabila Mosque.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Rukniyah Madrasa and Hanabila Mosque.
Al-Rukniyah Madrasa
Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
Al-Rukniyah Madrasa is a 13th-century madrasa located in Damascus, Syria. Al-Rukniyah Madrasa is situated 260 metres north of Jāmi‘ Abū an Nūr.
Hanabila Mosque
Mosque
The Hanabila Mosque, also called the Muzaffari Mosque, is an early Ayyubid-era mosque in Damascus, Syria. The mosque was in use by 604 AH; with the minaret completed in 606 AH. Hanabila Mosque is situated 370 metres west of Jāmi‘ Abū an Nūr.
Salimiyya Takiyya
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Salimiyya Takiyya, also known as the Ibn Arabi Mosque, is a takiyya in as-Salihiyya, Damascus. The complex was built over and in the surroundings of Ibn Arabi's tomb in 924 AH by the Ottoman sultan Selim I upon his return from the conquest of Egypt. Salimiyya Takiyya is situated 590 metres southwest of Jāmi‘ Abū an Nūr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rukn Al Din and Abu Jarash.
Rukn Al Din
Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or Rukn al-Din is a municipality of Damascus, Syria. In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city.
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.
Sarouja
Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Jāmi‘ Abū an Nūr
- Type: Religious center
- Also known as: “Abo el Nour Mosque” and “Jami` Abu an Nur”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.53246° or 33° 31′ 57″ northLongitude
36.29314° or 36° 17′ 35″ eastElevation
745 metres (2,444 feet)Open location code
8G5RG7JV+X7GeoNames ID
8430705
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In Other Languages
“Jāmi‘ Abū an Nūr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع أبو النور”
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