Kafr Qāsim

Kafr Qāsim is a locality in , . Kafr Qāsim is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qadam Station and Palestine Branch.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qadam railway station is a historic railway station located in the district on the southern outskirts of , Syria. It was constructed in the early 20th century.

Military installation
Far' Falastine, also known as Branch 235, was a prison operated by Military Intelligence Directorate of Ba'athist Syria under the charge of Brig. Gen. Kamal Hassan between 2017 and 2020, located in , notorious for accounts of torture, coercive interrogation, and deplorable conditions related by its former detainees. is situated 3 km north of Kafr Qāsim.

Square
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a square, which is situated 3½ km north of Kafr Qāsim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Babella and Beit Sahm.

Town
Babbila is a town in southern , administratively part of the , located on the southern outskirts of to the east of the .

Village
Beit Sahem is a village in southern , administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the , located 's southeastern outskirts. is situated 2½ km east of Kafr Qāsim.

Town
is a neighbourhood and municipality in , , south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456. is situated 3½ km northwest of Kafr Qāsim.

Kafr Qāsim

Latitude
33.46681° or 33° 28′ 1″ north
Longitude
36.31261° or 36° 18′ 45″ east
Elevation
679 metres (2,228 feet)
Open location code
8G5RF887+P2
Geo­Names ID
11262682
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In Other Languages

“Kafr Qāsim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كفر قاسم”

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Localities in the Area

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