Bab Al Faraj

Bab al-Faraj also known as Bab al-Bawabijiyah and Bab al-Manakhiliyah is one of the gates of the old city of in . The gate was built as part of a large program to re-fortify the city following its capture by Nur ad-Din Zangi in 1154.
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: one of the gates of the old city of Damascus
  • Also known as: “Bab al-Faraj”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Citadel of Damascus.

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 320 metres southeast of Bab Al Faraj.

Castle
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The is a large medieval fortified palace and citadel in , . It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. is situated 200 metres southwest of Bab Al Faraj.

Castle
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Al-Azm Palace is a palace in , , 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. is situated 450 metres southeast of Bab Al Faraj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

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.

Town
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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.

Town
is a neighbourhood and municipality in , , south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.

Bab Al Faraj

Latitude
33.5131° or 33° 30′ 47″ north
Longitude
36.30367° or 36° 18′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G5RG873+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 454520248
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q4837226
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bab Al Faraj” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب الفرج”
  • Catalan: “Bab al-Bawabijiyah”
  • Catalan: “Bab al-Faraj”
  • Catalan: “Bab al-Manakhiliyah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب الفرج”
  • French: “Bab al-Faradj”
  • Malay: “Bab al-Faraj”
  • Russian: “Баб аль-Фарадж”
  • Russian: “Баб эль-Фарадж”
  • Turkish: “Ferec Kapısı”
  • Vietnamese: “Bab al-Faraj (Damascus)”
  • Vietnamese: “Bab al-Faraj”

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