Kafr Sousa
Kafar Souseh is a municipality and neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, located in the southwestern part of the capital. It is home to the Syrian Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: neighbourhood in Damascus, Syria
- Also known as: “Kafar Souseh”, “Kafarsousa”, and “Kfar Sousseh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cham City Center Mall and National University Hospital.
Cham City Center Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cham City Center Mall is a shopping center.
National University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Bassel.92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National University Hospital in Damascus is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Syria. It was founded in 1988 and is run by the Ministry of Higher Education.
National Museum in Damascus
Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Midan and Sarouja.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.
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 northeast of Kafr Sousa.
Al Mazzeh
Town
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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 3 km west of Kafr Sousa.
Kafr Sousa
- Categories: neighborhood and municipality
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kafr Sousa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كفر سوسة”
- Arabic: “كفر سوسه”
- Catalan: “Kafersuseh”
- Catalan: “Kafr Sousa”
- Catalan: “Kafr Susa”
- Danish: “Kafr Sousa”
- Hebrew: “כפר סוסה”
- Persian: “کفر سوسه”
- Polish: “Kafr Susa”
- Russian: “Кафр-Суса”
- Spanish: “Kafersuseh”
- Vietnamese: “Kafr Sousa”
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