Rukn Al Din

Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or Rukn al-Din is a municipality of , . In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: municipality in Damascus Governorate, Syria
  • Also known as: “Rukn Eddine” and “Rukneddine”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Rukniyah Madrasa and مقام الأربعين.

Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
is a 13th-century madrasa located in , .

Place of worship
Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
is a place of worship.

Mosque
The , also called the Muzaffari Mosque, is an early Ayyubid-era in , . The mosque was in use by 604 AH; with the minaret completed in 606 AH.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Jarash and Sarouja.

Quarter
is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of , . It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.

Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 2½ km south of Rukn Al Din.

Town
Photo: El Mono Español, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Barza is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 47,339 in the 2004 census. is situated 3 km northeast of Rukn Al Din.

Rukn Al Din

Latitude
33.54001° or 33° 32′ 24″ north
Longitude
36.2988° or 36° 17′ 56″ east
Open location code
8G5RG7RX+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12506635866
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q4670302
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Rukn Al Din” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ركن الدين”
  • Dutch: “Abu Nur”
  • Persian: “رکن‌الدین”
  • Russian: “Рукн ад-Дин”
  • Russian: “Рукн-эд-Дин”
  • Spanish: “Rukeneddín”
  • Ukrainian: “Абу Нур”
  • Vietnamese: “Rukneddine”

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