Qāsiyūn

Qāsiyūn is a locality in , and has an elevation of 827 metres. Qāsiyūn is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Qasioun and Hanabila Mosque.

Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
is a mountain overlooking the city of , . 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.

Mosque
The , also called the Muzaffari Mosque, is an early Ayyubid-era in , . The mosque was in use by 604 AH; with the minaret completed in 606 AH.

Mosque
The , also known as the Ibn Arabi Mosque, is a takiyya in as-Salihiyya, . 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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rukn Al Din and Sarouja.

Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or is a municipality of , . In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city.

Town
is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

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. is situated 2½ km east of Qāsiyūn.

Qāsiyūn

Latitude
33.53354° or 33° 32′ 1″ north
Longitude
36.28506° or 36° 17′ 6″ east
Elevation
827 metres (2,713 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG7MP+C2
Geo­Names ID
11262507
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In Other Languages

“Qāsiyūn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قاسيون

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