Al Madāris
Al Madāris is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Al Madāris is situated nearby to the locality Al Jisr al Abyaḑ, as well as near Ash Shaykh Muḩyī ad Dīn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Qasioun and National Museum in Damascus.
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.
National Museum in Damascus
Museum
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The National Museum of Damascus is a museum in the heart of Damascus, Syria. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Al Madāris.
Al Madāris
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Madaris”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52728° or 33° 31′ 38″ northLongitude
36.28472° or 36° 17′ 5″ eastElevation
749 metres (2,457 feet)Open location code
8G5RG7GM+WVGeoNames ID
11262521
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Al Madāris” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المدارس”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Jisr al Abyaḑ and Ash Shaykh Muḩyī ad Dīn.
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