Minaret of the Bride

Qubbat al-Khazna, also known as the Bayt al-Mal or Beit al-Mal, is an old structure within the courtyard of the in , . It is an octagonal structure decorated with mosaics, standing on eight Roman columns.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: Structure in Damascus, Syria
  • Also known as: “Dome of the Treasury” and “Qubbat al-Khazna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and A’zm Palace.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world.

Castle
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Al-Azm Palace is a palace in , , built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built in 1749 to be the private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus; during the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, it housed the French Institute. is situated 190 metres southeast of Minaret of the Bride.

Ruins
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The Temple of Jupiter in was built by the Romans, beginning during the rule of Augustus in the first century AD and with further works occurring at various times up until the rule of Constantius II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Town
is a neighbourhood and municipality in , , south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.

Minaret of the Bride

Latitude
33.51172° or 33° 30′ 42″ north
Longitude
36.30605° or 36° 18′ 22″ east
Inception
9th century
Open location code
8G5RG864+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12420762435
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q7269646
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Minaret of the Bride” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قبة الخزنة”
  • Armenian: “Գանձարանի գմբեթ”
  • Asturian: “Qubbat al-Khazna”
  • Bengali: “কুব্বতে খাজনা”
  • German: “Brautminarett”
  • German: “Qubbat al-Chazna”
  • Indonesian: “Qubbat al-Khazna”
  • Italian: “Qubbat al-Khazna”
  • Polish: “Kubbat al-Chazna”
  • Polish: “Qubbat al-Khazna”
  • Portuguese: “Cúpula do Tesouro”
  • Portuguese: “Domo do Tesouro”
  • Portuguese: “Qubbat al-Khazna”
  • Thai: “กุบบะตุลค็อซนะฮ์”
  • Turkish: “Kubbetül Hazne”
  • Urdu: “قبہ خزنہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mausoleum of Saladin and Western Temple Gate.

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