Afram The Syriac Social Development Organisation
Afram The Syriac Social Development Organisation is a church in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Afram The Syriac Social Development Organisation is situated nearby to the church Saint Anania’s House, as well as near the place of worship مسجد المهد.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab ash-Sharqi and Saint Anania’s House.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. Bab ash-Sharqi is situated 140 metres south of Afram The Syriac Social Development Organisation.
Saint Anania’s House
Church
Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of Saint Ananias is an ancient underground structure in Damascus, Syria, that is said to be the remains of the home of Ananias of Damascus, where Ananias baptized Saul. The building is at the end of the Street Called Straight near the Bab Sharqi.
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 1 km west of Afram The Syriac Social Development Organisation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.
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.
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.
Jobar
Village
Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.
Afram The Syriac Social Development Organisation
- Type: Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51071° or 33° 30′ 39″ northLongitude
36.31775° or 36° 19′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG869+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 10723260227OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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