Bab Al Saghir

Bab al-Saghir is one of the seven gates in the Old City of Damascus, . It has qubūr on either side of the road, and is located in the Dimashq Neighborhood, southwest of the .
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: one of Damascus‘ old city gates with cemeteries on the left and right side of the street
  • Also known as: “al-Bāb al-Ṣaghīr” and “Bab al-Saghir”

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 580 metres north of Bab Al Saghir.

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 430 metres north of Bab Al Saghir.

Museum
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Khan As'ad Pasha is the largest caravanserai in the Old City of , covering an area of 2,500 square metres. Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus, in 1751–52. is situated 330 metres north of Bab Al Saghir.

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 Saghir

Latitude
33.50635° or 33° 30′ 23″ north
Longitude
36.30668° or 36° 18′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G5RG844+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 454542338
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q4115966
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Bab Al Saghir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الباب الصغير”
  • Arabic: “باب الصغير”
  • Azerbaijani: “Babüs-Səğir”
  • Bengali: “বাব আল-সাগির”
  • Catalan: “al-Bab as-Saghir”
  • Catalan: “Bab as-Saghir”
  • Catalan: “Porta Petita”
  • Chinese: “小城门”
  • Danish: “Bab al-Saghir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب الصغير”
  • French: “Bab al-Saghir”
  • German: “Bab-al-Saghir”
  • Indonesian: “Bab as-Saghir”
  • Indonesian: “Bab ash-Shaghir”
  • Japanese: “バーブ・アッ＝サギール”
  • Japanese: “バーブ・サギール”
  • Japanese: “バーブ・サギール墓地”
  • Malay: “Bab al-Saghir”
  • N'Ko: “ߓߊ߯ߓߎ ߊߟߑߛ߫ߊߜ߭ߌ߯ߙߎ߬”
  • Russian: “Баб ас-Сагир”
  • Russian: “Баб-эль-Сагир”
  • Spanish: “Bab al-Saghir”
  • Tajik: “Бобу-с-сағир”
  • Turkish: “Babü’s-Sağir”
  • Ukrainian: “Баб-ель-Сагір”
  • Urdu: “باب الصغیر”
  • Urdu: “باب صغیر”
  • Uzbek: “Bob al-Sagʻir”
  • Uzbek: “Bob us-Sagʻir”
  • Western Panjabi: “باب الصغیر”

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