Russian Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church is a church in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Russian Orthodox Church is situated nearby to the government office قنصلية باناما, as well as near Panama Embassy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Square and Damascus Opera House.

Umayyad Square

Square

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Umayyad Square is a large and important square in Damascus, Syria. It connects the city center with several important highways and areas, and contains important buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, Syria's national Opera House and the headquarters of the Syrian Armed Forces. Umayyad Square is situated 370 metres southeast of Russian Orthodox Church.

Damascus Opera House

Theater building

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The Damascus Opera House is the national opera house of Syria. Inaugurated on 7 May 2004, it is located in central Damascus, on the Umayyad Square. Damascus Opera House is situated 590 metres southeast of Russian Orthodox Church.

Tishreen Park

Park

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Tishreen Park is the largest park in Damascus, Syria. It is located near Umayyad Square and Tishreen Palace. A large 110-meter high Syrian flagpole was installed in the park in July 2010 to mark the tenth anniversary of Bashar Al Assad becoming president.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Al Mazzeh.

Sarouja

Town

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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.

Al Mazzeh

Town

Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. Al Mazzeh is situated 3 km southwest of Russian Orthodox Church.

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.

Russian Orthodox Church

Type: Church
Denomination: Russian Orthodox
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.5167° or 33° 31′ 0″ north

Longitude

36.2747° or 36° 16′ 29″ east

Open location code

8G5RG78F+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1209635165

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=russian_orthodox

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In Other Languages

“Russian Orthodox Church” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الكنيسة الارثوذكسية الروسية”

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