Middle East
Syria
Rif-dimashq Governorate

Ghassule

Ghasulah also spelled Ghassuleh, is a Syrian located in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ghasulah had a population of 3,272 in the 2004 census.
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  • Type: Village with 3,270 residents
  • Description: village in Rif Dimashq, Syria
  • Also known as: “Ghasulah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Damascus International Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
is the of , the capital of Syria and the home base of the national flag carrier airline, Syrian Air. is situated 2½ km southeast of Ghassule.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Ghizlaniya and Al-Khamisiye.

Town
Al-Ghuzlaniyah is a town in southern , administratively part of the of the , located east of . Nearby localities include Khirbet al-Ward to the west, al-Adiliyah to the southwest, to the south… is situated 4 km southwest of Ghassule.

Village
Al-Khamisiyah is a Syrian located in , . Al-Khamisiyah had a population of 1,024 in the 2004 census. is situated 5 km north of Ghassule.

Town
Judaydat al-Khas or Jdeidet el Khass is a village in southwestern in , close to . It is located southwest of Lake Otaybah and near the archaeological site of Tell Aswad, known to locals as The Black Hill. is situated 5 km east of Ghassule.

Ghassule

Latitude
33.42396° or 33° 25′ 26″ north
Longitude
36.4894° or 36° 29′ 22″ east
Population
3,270
Open location code
8G5RCFFQ+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 566713947
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q17067652
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Ghassule” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غسولة”
  • Arabic: “غسّولة”
  • Dutch: “Kfeir Yabous”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جسوله”
  • French: “Ghassule”
  • German: “Gassule”
  • Persian: “غسوله”
  • Polish: “Ghasula”
  • Russian: “Гассулэ”

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