Qāsiyūn
Qāsiyūn is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 827 metres. Qāsiyūn is situated nearby to the locality Ash Shaykh Muḩyī ad Dīn, as well as near Al Madāris.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Qasioun and Hanabila Mosque.
Mount Qasioun
Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
Mount Qasioun is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications.
Hanabila Mosque
Mosque
The Hanabila Mosque, also called the Muzaffari Mosque, is an early Ayyubid-era mosque in Damascus, Syria. The mosque was in use by 604 AH; with the minaret completed in 606 AH.
Salimiyya Takiyya
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Salimiyya Takiyya, also known as the Ibn Arabi Mosque, is a takiyya in as-Salihiyya, Damascus. The complex was built over and in the surroundings of Ibn Arabi's tomb in 924 AH by the Ottoman sultan Selim I upon his return from the conquest of Egypt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rukn Al Din and Sarouja.
Rukn Al Din
Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or Rukn al-Din is a municipality of Damascus, Syria. In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city.
Sarouja
Town
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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.
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. Abu Jarash is situated 2½ km east of Qāsiyūn.
Qāsiyūn
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qasiyun”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.53354° or 33° 32′ 1″ northLongitude
36.28506° or 36° 17′ 6″ eastElevation
827 metres (2,713 feet)Open location code
8G5RG7MP+C2GeoNames ID
11262507
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In Other Languages
“Qāsiyūn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاسيون”
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