Bab Assalam

Bab al-Salam is one of the seven ancient city-gates of , . During the Roman era, it was also known as "Gate of the Moon".
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: ancient city gate of Damascus
  • Also known as: “Bab al-Salam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and A’zm Palace.

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 440 metres southwest of Bab Assalam.

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 540 metres southwest of Bab Assalam.

City gate
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or Bab al-Amara is one of the seven ancient city-gates of , . The other name, Bab Al-Amara, refers to a name of a district in the old city where people in the 14th century would meet. is situated 330 metres west of Bab Assalam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

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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.

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.

Bab Assalam

Latitude
33.51419° or 33° 30′ 51″ north
Longitude
36.31023° or 36° 18′ 37″ east
Open location code
8G5RG876+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 454529865
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q4119189
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bab Assalam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب السلام”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب السلام”
  • French: “Bab al-Salam”
  • Greek: “Μπαμπ Ασσαλάμ”
  • Malay: “Bab al-Salam”
  • Persian: “باب‌السلام”
  • Russian: “Баб-эль-Салам”
  • Turkish: “Selam Kapısı”
  • Urdu: “باب السلام”
  • Uzbek: “Bab al-Salam”
  • Uzbek: “Bob al-Salam”

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