Memorial of St. Paul Church
Memorial of St. Paul Church is a church in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Memorial of St. Paul Church is situated nearby to the city gate Bab Kisan, as well as near Bab ash-Sharqi.- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Damascus, Syria
- Also known as: “Kanisat al Qiddis Bulas ar Rassul” and “Kanīsat al Qiddīs Būlas ar Rassūl”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Bab ash-Sharqi.
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 1½ km northwest of Memorial of St. Paul Church.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1 km north of Memorial of St. Paul Church.
Bab Kisan
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Kisan is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya. Bab Kisan is situated 630 metres northwest of Memorial of St. Paul Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Al Midan.
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.
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.
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. Sarouja is situated 2½ km northwest of Memorial of St. Paul Church.
Memorial of St. Paul Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.50228° or 33° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
36.32018° or 36° 19′ 13″ eastElevation
676 metres (2,218 feet)Open location code
8G5RG82C+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1297187203OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Memorial of St. Paul Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة القديس بولس الرسول”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Պողոս եկեղեցի (Դամասկոս)”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Պողոս եկեղեցի”
- German: “Bekehrung-Pauli-Kirche”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית פאולוס הקדוש”
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