Abu Shaker

Abu Shaker is a restaurant in , , which is located on 29th May Street. Abu Shaker is situated near the government office , as well as near .
  • Type: Restaurant
  • Cuisine: ice cream
  • Address: 29th May Street, Damascus

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Yusuf al-Azma Square and Umayyad Mosque.

Square
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, also called al-Muhafaza Square, is a city square in central , . Named after Yusuf al-Azma, the square serves as the headquarters of the Damascus municipality government, alongside other official and commercial buildings, including Cham Palace Hotel. is situated 190 metres south of Abu Shaker.

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. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Abu Shaker.

Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
The National Museum of Damascus is a museum in the heart of , . As the country's national museum as well as its largest, this museum covers the entire range of Syrian history spanning over 11 millennia. is situated 750 metres southwest of Abu Shaker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Damascus.

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.

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.

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.

Abu Shaker

Latitude
33.51797° or 33° 31′ 5″ north
Longitude
36.29486° or 36° 17′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G5RG79V+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2079620336
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­restaurant
Open­Street­Map attribute
cuisine=­ice_cream
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In Other Languages

“Abu Shaker” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبو شاكر”

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