Al Maşţabah

Al Maşţabah is a locality in , and has an elevation of 803 metres. Al Maşţabah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Qasioun and National Library of Syria.

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.

Library
Photo: Ahmadac, Public domain.
The is the national legal deposit and copyright library of , located in the capital overlooking the .

Museum
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The National Museum of Damascus is a museum in the heart of , . 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Rukn Al Din.

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.

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. is situated 2½ km northeast of Al Maşţabah.

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.

Al Maşţabah

Latitude
33.52509° or 33° 31′ 30″ north
Longitude
36.27611° or 36° 16′ 34″ east
Elevation
803 metres (2,635 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG7GG+2C
Geo­Names ID
11262509
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In Other Languages

“Al Maşţabah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: المصطبة

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