Al Murābiţ

Al Murābiţ is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 815 metres. Al Murābiţ is situated nearby to the locality Al Maşţabah, as well as near Al Muhājirīn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Qasioun and Al-Shami Hospital.

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.

Al-Shami Hospital

Hospital

Al-Shami Hospital is a central hospital in Al-Malky street, Damascus, Syria.

Tishreen Park

Park

Photo: Karkoor2006, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tishreen Park is the largest park in Damascus, Syria. It is located near Umayyad Square and Tishreen Palace. A large 110-meter high Syrian flagpole was installed in the park in July 2010 to mark the tenth anniversary of Bashar Al Assad becoming president.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Rukn Al Din.

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 east of Al Murābiţ.

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. Rukn Al Din is situated 3 km northeast of Al Murābiţ.

Al Mazzeh

Town

Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. Al Mazzeh is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Murābiţ.

Al Murābiţ

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Al Murabit”
Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.52414° or 33° 31′ 27″ north

Longitude

36.27099° or 36° 16′ 16″ east

Elevation

815 metres (2,674 feet)

Open location code

8G5RG7FC+M9

GeoNames ID

11262508

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In Other Languages

“Al Murābiţ” goes by many names.

Arabic: “المرابط”

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