Eastern Temple Gate
Eastern Temple Gate is an archaeological site in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Eastern Temple Gate is situated nearby to the café Al Nawfara, as well as near the mosque جامع فتحي.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and A’zm Palace.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
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The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Umayyad Mosque is situated 210 metres west of Eastern Temple Gate.
A’zm Palace
Castle
Photo: krebsmaus07, CC BY 2.0.
Al-Azm Palace is a palace in Damascus, Syria, 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. A’zm Palace is situated 240 metres southwest of Eastern Temple Gate.
Maktab Anbar
Museum
Photo: Verity Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
Maktab Anbar is a house in the center of Old Damascus, Syria. The house was built as a private residence by a local Jewish notable Mr. Anbar in the mid 19th century and was later confiscated by the Ottoman government after Mr. Maktab Anbar is situated 200 metres south of Eastern Temple Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Abu Jarash.
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.
Abu Jarash
Quarter
Abu Jarash is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims. Abu Jarash is situated 2½ km north of Eastern Temple Gate.
Irbin
Town
Arbin is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located just east of Jobar neighborhood of Damascus. Irbin is situated 6 km northeast of Eastern Temple Gate.
Eastern Temple Gate
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.5116° or 33° 30′ 42″ northLongitude
36.3089° or 36° 18′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG865+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 354585238OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Eastern Temple Gate” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب المعبد الشرقي”
- French: “Porte Orientale du temple”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al Nawfara and جامع فتحي.
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