Al Wāḩah
Al Wāḩah is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Wāḩah is situated nearby to the locality Al Ḩammāmāt, as well as near Kafr Sousa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Muhafaza Stadium and National Museum in Damascus.
Al-Muhafaza Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Nouh Hammami, CC BY 2.0.
Al-Muhafaza Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in the Syrian capital Damascus. It is mostly used for football matches and is home to the Syrian league club Al-Muhafaza SC. It also hosts local competitions of athletics.
National Museum in Damascus
Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
The National Museum of Damascus is a museum in the heart of Damascus, Syria. As the country's national museum as well as its largest, this museum covers the entire range of Syrian history over a span of over 11 millennia.
Tishreen Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Nouh Hammami, CC BY 2.0.
Tishreen Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home venue of the al-Shorta SC. The capacity of the stadium is 12,000 seats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Midan and Sarouja.
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 northeast of Al Wāḩah.
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 Wāḩah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Wahah” and “Basātīn al Qanawāt”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.49581° or 33° 29′ 45″ northLongitude
36.28485° or 36° 17′ 6″ eastElevation
696 metres (2,283 feet)Open location code
8G5RF7WM+8WGeoNames ID
8535299
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In Other Languages
“Al Wāḩah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الواحة”
- Arabic: “بساتين القنوات”
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