Bab Touma
Bab Touma is a quarter in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Bab Touma is situated nearby to the neighborhood Jewish Quarter, as well as near the town Dwelaa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Anania’s House and Bab ash-Sharqi.
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.
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 Touma
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus, a geographic landmark of Christianity.
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. Jobar is situated 2½ km northeast of Bab Touma.
Bab Touma
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51105° or 33° 30′ 40″ northLongitude
36.3167° or 36° 19′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG868+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 12506635864OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Bab Touma” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب توما”
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