Cathedral of Saint George

The Cathedral of Saint George is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral located in district, in Old Damascus, . The Cathedral acts as the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Church since 1959.
  • Orthodox church
  • Description: Cathedral of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Damascus, Syria
  • Also known as
    “Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus”
    “Saint George Cathedral in Damascus”
    “بطريركية أنطاكية للسريان الأرثوذكس”

Places of Interest Nearby

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City gate
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290 metres southeast of Cathedral of Saint George
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Mosque
The , also known as the Great Mosque…
780 metres west of Cathedral of Saint George
The , also known as the…
300 metres west of Cathedral of Saint George

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.
is the capital and largest city of .
is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus.
Town
is a neighbourhood and municipality…
2½ km southwest of Cathedral of Saint George
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Latitude
33.51043° or 33° 30′ 38″ north
Longitude
36.315° or 36° 18′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G5RG867+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination = orthodox
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Cathedral of Saint George” goes by many names.
كاتدرائية مار جرجسArabic
كنيسة مار جرجس للسريان الأرثوذكسArabic
Սուրբ Գևորգ տաճարArmenian
Սուրբ Գևորգ տաճար (Դամասկոս)Armenian
圣乔治主教座堂Chinese
圣乔治主教座堂 (大马士革)Chinese
Sankt Georgs katedralDanish
كاتدرائية مار جرجس بدمشقEgyptian Arabic
Cattedrale di San GiorgioItalian
Sankt Georgs katedralNorwegian Bokmål
کلیسای جامع جرجیس قدیس (دمشق)Persian
Katedra św. Jerzego w DamaszkuPolish
Собор Святого Георгия Победоносца в ДамаскеRussian
katedrala sv. Jurija v DamaskuSlovenian
stolnica sv. Jurija v DamaskuSlovenian

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