Alliance church
Alliance church is a church in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Alliance church is situated nearby to the military installation Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251, as well as near Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium.
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 1¼ km southwest of Alliance church.
Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium
Stadium
The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, that is currently out of use. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past. Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium is situated 580 metres east of Alliance church.
Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251
Military installation
'Syrian General Intelligence Directorate Branch 251, also known as internal branch or Al-Khatib branch, was the unit of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate under the Assad regime concerned with internal security. Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251 is situated 240 metres southwest of Alliance church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Abu Jarash.
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.
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.
Alliance church
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Kanīsat Yasū‘ Nūr al ‘Ālim”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52191° or 33° 31′ 19″ northLongitude
36.31383° or 36° 18′ 50″ eastElevation
694 metres (2,277 feet)Open location code
8G5RG8C7+QGGeoNames ID
8430714
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In Other Languages
“Alliance church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة يسوع نور العالم”
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