Jāmi‘ al ‘Irfān

Jāmi‘ al ‘Irfān is a mosque in , . Jāmi‘ al ‘Irfān is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium and Bab Touma.

Stadium
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The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in , , 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. is situated 1 km west of Jāmi‘ al ‘Irfān.

City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in . It is one of the seven gates of , a geographic landmark of Christianity. is situated 1½ km southwest of Jāmi‘ al ‘Irfān.

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 of , . Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. is situated 2 km southwest of Jāmi‘ al ‘Irfān.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jobar and Ein Tarma.

Village
also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.

Village
, also spelled Ayn Tarma or Ain Terma, is a suburb of in , located 3 kilometers east of Old Damascus, just north of the Barada River, within an area called the Eastern Ghouta.

Village
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is a town of in , located 3.5 kilometers east-northeast of Old Damascus. It is administratively a part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the .

Jāmi‘ al ‘Irfān

Latitude
33.52149° or 33° 31′ 17″ north
Longitude
36.33152° or 36° 19′ 54″ east
Elevation
690 metres (2,264 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG8CJ+HJ
Geo­Names ID
8430830
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In Other Languages

“Jāmi‘ al ‘Irfān” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع العرفان”

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