Sarouja

Sarouja 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Marjeh Square.

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.

Square
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, also known as "Martyrs' Square", is a square in central , Syria, just outside the walls of the old city. The Syrian Interior Ministry has its headquarters in the square.

Square
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Yusuf al-Azma Square, also called al-Muhafaza Square, is an important square in central , . Named after the late minister of war Yusuf al-Azma where his statue stands in the middle of the square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Abu Jarash.

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.

Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or 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. is situated 2½ km north of Sarouja.

Sarouja

Latitude
33.51731° or 33° 31′ 2″ north
Longitude
36.29827° or 36° 17′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G5RG78X+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12506635865
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q7424492
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Sarouja” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساروجة”
  • Arabic: “ساروجه”
  • Catalan: “Saruja”
  • Dutch: “Sarouja”
  • Hausa: “Sarouja”
  • Indonesian: “Sarouja”
  • Persian: “ساروجه”
  • Russian: “Саруджа”
  • Spanish: “Saruja”
  • Spanish: “Saruŷa”
  • Vietnamese: “Sarouja”

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