Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus

The Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus, also known as the Maryamiyya Church, is one of the oldest Greek Orthodox churches in , Syria and holds the seat of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The church complex is located on the Street Called Straight.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: patriarchal cathedral in Damascus
  • Also known as: “Maryameyya Church” and “Maryamiyya Cathedral”
  • Address: 3, دمشق

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 500 metres west of Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus.

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 440 metres west of Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus.

Museum
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is a house in the center of Old Damascus, . 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. is situated 210 metres west of Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus.

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.

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.

Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus

Latitude
33.51° or 33° 30′ 36″ north
Longitude
36.31176° or 36° 18′ 42″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q6416473
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الكاتدرائية المريمية”
  • Arabic: “الكنيسة المريمية”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Մարիամ տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Məryəmiyyə kafedralı”
  • Catalan: “Catedral Mariamita de Damasc”
  • Chinese: “Mariamite主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “Mariamite大教堂”
  • Dutch: “Mariamitische kathedraal van Damascus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكاتدرائية المريمية بدمشق”
  • Esperanto: “Mariamita Katedralo de Damasko”
  • Finnish: “Marian katedraali (Damaskos)”
  • Finnish: “Marian katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale mariamite de Damas”
  • French: “Cathédrale mariamite de Damas”
  • French: “Cathédrale Mariamite de Damas”
  • German: “Mariamitische Kathedrale von Damaskus”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Μαριαμίγια της Δαμασκού”
  • Hindi: “दमशक का कैथेड्रल चर्च”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Maryamiyah”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale Mariamita di Damasco”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع مریمیه”
  • Polish: “Sobór Zaśnięcia Matki Bożej w Damaszku”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral Mariamita de Damasco”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului din Damasc”
  • Russian: “Собор Святой Девы Марии”
  • Serbian: “Саборни храм Свете Дјеве Марије (Дамаск)”
  • Serbian: “Саборни храм Свете Дјеве Марије у Дамаску”
  • Slovenian: “marijamska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “marijamska stolnica v Damasku”
  • Slovenian: “marijamska stolnica”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مریمیه کیلساسی”
  • Spanish: “Catedral mariamita de Damasco”
  • Spanish: “Catedral Mariamita de Damasco”
  • Tajik: “Калисои Марямия”
  • Turkish: “Meryemiye Katedrali”
  • Urdu: “مریمیہ کیتھیڈرل”
  • Uzbek: “Maryamiya sobori”

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