بوسطجي

بوسطجي is a square in Damascus Governorate, Syria. بوسطجي is situated near the mosque جامع المغربية, as well as near the bus station دوار القبة.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Salimiyya Takiyya and Hanabila Mosque.

Salimiyya Takiyya

Mosque

Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Salimiyya Takiyya, also known as the Ibn Arabi Mosque, is a takiyya in as-Salihiyya, Damascus. The complex was built over and in the surroundings of Ibn Arabi's tomb in 924 AH by the Ottoman sultan Selim I upon his return from the conquest of Egypt. Salimiyya Takiyya is situated 250 metres north of بوسطجي.

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. Hanabila Mosque is situated 470 metres north of بوسطجي.

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.

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.

بوسطجي

Type: Square
Category: locality
Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.52723° or 33° 31′ 38″ north

Longitude

36.28859° or 36° 17′ 19″ east

Open location code

8G5RG7GQ+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10024050671

OpenStreetMap feature

place=square

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: جامع المغربية and دوار القبة.

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Places to explore: صيدلية نسرين and Basim.

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