مسجد الشيخ جاكير

مسجد الشيخ جاكير is a mosque in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. مسجد الشيخ جاكير is situated near the mosque جامع التوبة, as well as near جامع الساحة التحتانية.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aleppo Old City and Great Mosque of Aleppo.

Aleppo Old City

Archaeological site

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The Ancient City of Aleppo is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Prior to the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since they were initially constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries. Aleppo Old City is situated 800 metres north of مسجد الشيخ جاكير.

Great Mosque of Aleppo

Mosque

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The Great Mosque of Aleppo, also known as the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, was the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the city of Aleppo, Syria, first built during the Umayyad Caliphate. Great Mosque of Aleppo is situated 1¼ km northwest of مسجد الشيخ جاكير.

Altun Bogha Mosque

Mosque

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The Altun Bogha Mosque is a mosque in Aleppo, Syria. It is located in the Ancient part of the city, east to the Citadel of Aleppo. It is also known as the Mosque of Sahat al-Milh, as it was built near a large salt warehouse. Altun Bogha Mosque is situated 450 metres north of مسجد الشيخ جاكير.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aleppo and Al Jdeida.

Aleppo

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Aleppo is one of the largest cities in Syria, with a population of over 2 million. One of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world, it has a wealth of historical sites, and its old city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Al Jdeida

Neighborhood

Photo: hovic - old aleppo album, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Al-Jdayde is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of Aleppo. Noted for its winding narrow alleys, richly decorated mansions and churches—it is an area of significant cultural and historical interest.

Kafr Hamrah

Town

Kafr Hamrah is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, in the northwestern suburbs of Aleppo. Nearby localities include nahiya center Huraytan to the north, Anadan to the northwest and Maarat al-Atiq and Babis to the west. Kafr Hamrah is situated 10 km northwest of مسجد الشيخ جاكير.

مسجد الشيخ جاكير

Type: Mosque
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

36.19253° or 36° 11′ 33″ north

Longitude

37.16611° or 37° 9′ 58″ east

Open location code

8G8V55V8+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10060447261

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: جامع التوبة and جامع الساحة التحتانية.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: مدرسة الجزائر and محطة محمد الهايس.

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