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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: Cathedral of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Damascus, Syria
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus”, “Saint George Cathedral in Damascus”, and “بطريركية أنطاكية للسريان الأرثوذكس”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab ash-Sharqi and Umayyad Mosque.

City gate
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Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient of , . Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. is situated 290 metres southeast of Cathedral of Saint George.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world. is situated 780 metres west of Cathedral of Saint George.

City gate
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Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in . It is one of the seven gates of , a geographic landmark of Christianity. is situated 370 metres north of Cathedral of Saint George.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

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is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

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 2½ km southwest of Cathedral of Saint George.

Cathedral of Saint George

Latitude
33.51043° or 33° 30′ 38″ north
Longitude
36.315° or 36° 18′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G5RG867+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10023834278
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q14829043
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Cathedral of Saint George” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية مار جرجس”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة مار جرجس للسريان الأرثوذكس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ տաճար (Դամասկոս)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ տաճար”
  • Chinese: “圣乔治主教座堂 (大马士革)”
  • Chinese: “圣乔治主教座堂”
  • Danish: “Sankt Georgs katedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية مار جرجس بدمشق”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Georges de Damas”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Georges de Damas”
  • German: “Georgskathedrale”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giorgio”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Georgs katedral”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع جرجیس قدیس (دمشق)”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jerzego w Damaszku”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de São Jorge (Damasco)”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de São Jorge”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Георгия Победоносца в Дамаске”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala sv. Jurija v Damasku”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Jurija v Damasku”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Jorge”

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