Kanīsat az Zaytūn
Kanīsat az Zaytūn is a church in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Kanīsat az Zaytūn is situated nearby to Zeitoun Church, as well as near the church Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zeitoun Church and Bab ash-Sharqi.
Zeitoun Church
Church
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition, also known as The Olive Church or the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady, is the cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the city of Damascus, Syria.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
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Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. Bab ash-Sharqi is situated 160 metres northeast of Kanīsat az Zaytūn.
Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus
Church
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The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Syria. While a metropolitan see, the Archeparchy of Damascus is without suffragans and is exempt directly to the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus is situated 100 metres north of Kanīsat az Zaytūn.
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.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456. Al Midan is situated 2½ km southwest of Kanīsat az Zaytūn.
Kanīsat az Zaytūn
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Kanisat az Zaytun”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.50837° or 33° 30′ 30″ northLongitude
36.31675° or 36° 19′ 0″ eastElevation
683 metres (2,241 feet)Open location code
8G5RG858+8PGeoNames ID
8430715
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In Other Languages
“Kanīsat az Zaytūn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة الزيتون”
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