Thieves‘ Market
Thieves‘ Market is a marketplace in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Thieves‘ Market is situated nearby to The Ecological and Botanical Garden in Damascus, as well as near the park Aramani Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Citadel of Damascus.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Umayyad Mosque is situated 580 metres southeast of Thieves‘ Market.
Citadel of Damascus
Castle
Photo: Mewes, Public domain.
The Citadel of Damascus is a large medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria. It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Citadel of Damascus is situated 300 metres south of Thieves‘ Market.
Bab Al Faraj
City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Faraj also known as Bab al-Bawabijiyah and Bab al-Manakhiliyah is one of the gates of the old city of Damascus in Syria. The gate was built as part of a large program to re-fortify the city following its capture by Nur ad-Din Zangi in 1154. Bab Al Faraj is situated 260 metres southeast of Thieves‘ Market.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarouja and Damascus.
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.
Damascus
Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.
Thieves‘ Market
- Type: Marketplace
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.51458° or 33° 30′ 53″ northLongitude
36.30149° or 36° 18′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG872+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 10308791892OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=marketplace
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In Other Languages
“Thieves‘ Market” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سوق الحرمية”
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