مدرسة القزاز الأولى

مدرسة القزاز الأولى is a school in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. مدرسة القزاز الأولى is situated nearby to the mosque جامع التوحيد, as well as near the military installation Palestine Branch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palestine Branch and Bab Kisan.

Palestine Branch

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 Damascus, notorious for accounts of torture, coercive interrogation, and deplorable conditions related by its former detainees. Palestine Branch is situated 260 metres northeast of مدرسة القزاز الأولى.

Bab Kisan

City gate

Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bab Kisan is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya. Bab Kisan is situated 2 km north of مدرسة القزاز الأولى.

Chapel of Saint Paul

Church

Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chapel of Saint Paul is a church in Damascus, Syria, located along Tarafa bin al-Abd Street near the former Bab Kisan. The chapel, consecrated in 1939, includes some stones from the Bab Kisan, which is believed to be the site of St Paul's escape from Damascus by being lowered out of a window in a basket. Chapel of Saint Paul is situated 2 km north of مدرسة القزاز الأولى.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Midan and Beit Sahm.