Jāmi‘ al Ghufrān
Jāmi‘ al Ghufrān is a mosque in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Jāmi‘ al Ghufrān is situated nearby to the town Qaboun, as well as near the village Jobar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and October War Panorama.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 4 km southwest of Jāmi‘ al Ghufrān.
October War Panorama
Museum
Photo: Jadd Haidar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The October War Panorama is a National museum located in Damascus, Syria which commemorates the memory of the 1973 October War between Egypt and Syria against Israel from a Syrian perspective, and the 1982 Lebanon War battles that were fought against Israel. October War Panorama is situated 1 km southwest of Jāmi‘ al Ghufrān.
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 2½ km southwest of Jāmi‘ al Ghufrān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qaboun and Jobar.
Qaboun
Town
Photo: Muayad hamwi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qaboun is a municipality and neighbourhood in Damascus, Syria, located 6 kilometers north-east of the city center, to the north of Jobar district.
Jobar
Village
Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.
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‘ al Ghufrān
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Ghofran Mosque” and “Jami` al Ghufran”
- Category: religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.54142° or 33° 32′ 29″ northLongitude
36.33031° or 36° 19′ 49″ eastElevation
730 metres (2,395 feet)Open location code
8G5RG8RJ+H4GeoNames ID
8430792
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In Other Languages
“Jāmi‘ al Ghufrān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع الغفران”
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