Kanīsat as Suryān

Kanīsat as Suryān is a church in , . Kanīsat as Suryān is situated nearby to , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium and Umayyad Mosque.

Stadium
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The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in , , that is currently closed. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past. is situated 370 metres east of Kanīsat as Suryān.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world. is situated 1½ km southwest of Kanīsat as Suryān.

City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in . It is named after one of the seven gates of old city of Damascus, located within the neighbourhood. is situated 1 km south of Kanīsat as Suryān.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Abu Jarash.

Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Quarter
is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of , . It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.

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.

Kanīsat as Suryān

Latitude
33.5234° or 33° 31′ 24″ north
Longitude
36.31611° or 36° 18′ 58″ east
Elevation
695 metres (2,280 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG8F8+9C
Geo­Names ID
8439825
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In Other Languages

“Kanīsat as Suryān” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة السريان”

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