Al Istiqlāl
Al Istiqlāl is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Istiqlāl is situated nearby to the locality Bāb Sharqī, as well as near Az Zablaţānī.Places of Interest
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Bab ash-Sharqi.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city.
Bab Touma
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus, a geographic landmark of Christianity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Jobar.
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.
Jobar
Village
Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.
Ein Tarma
Village
Ein Tarma, also spelled Ayn Tarma or Ain Terma, is a suburb of Damascus in Syria, located 3 kilometers east of Old Damascus, just north of the Barada River, within an area called the Eastern Ghouta.
Al Istiqlāl
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Istiqlal”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51021° or 33° 30′ 37″ northLongitude
36.32721° or 36° 19′ 38″ eastElevation
668 metres (2,192 feet)Open location code
8G5RG86G+3VGeoNames ID
11262515
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In Other Languages
“Al Istiqlāl” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الإستقلال”
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