Qudsaiya

Qudsaya is a city in and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of , 7 km west of Damascus.
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  • Type: Town with 33,600 residents
  • Description: place in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
  • Also known as: “Qudsaya” and “Qudsayya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center.

Research institute
The Centre d'études et de recherches scientifiques is a government agency that has the goal of advancing and coordinating scientific and military research activities in the country. is situated 3½ km northeast of Qudsaiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dummar and Al Mazzeh.

Town
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is a municipal district of , , located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of in terms of area.

Town
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Mezzeh is a municipality in , , due west of . It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the constructed , which was the main airport in Damascus until opened. is situated 6 km southeast of Qudsaiya.

Village
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is a village in the Qudsaya District of the . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 1,067 in the 2004 census. Until 2024, the village was known as Qura al-Assad. is situated 8 km west of Qudsaiya.

Qudsaiya

Latitude
33.54747° or 33° 32′ 51″ north
Longitude
36.21572° or 36° 12′ 57″ east
Population
33,600
Open location code
8G5RG6W8+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 567030702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q4118337
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Qudsaiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قدسيا”
  • Armenian: “Ալ-Կուդսայա”
  • Asturian: “Qudsayya”
  • Central Kurdish: “قودسەیا”
  • Dutch: “Qudsaya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قدسيا”
  • French: “Qudsaïa”
  • French: “Qudsaya”
  • Georgian: “კუდსაია”
  • German: “Kudseija”
  • Hebrew: “קדסייא”
  • Hebrew: “קודסיא”
  • Japanese: “クドゥサヤ”
  • Korean: “쿠드사이야”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qudsaya”
  • Persian: “قدسیا”
  • Polish: “Kadsijja”
  • Romanian: “Qudsaya”
  • Romanian: “Qudsayya”
  • Russian: “Кудсайя”
  • Scots: “Qudsaya”
  • Spanish: “Qudsaya”
  • Urdu: “قدسیا”
  • Vietnamese: “Qudsaya”

Localities in the Area

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