Wadi al Abyad
Wadi al Abyad is a locality in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Wadi al Abyad is situated nearby to the town Dummar, as well as near the locality Wadi al Khamir.- Type: Locality
- Description: watercourse in Syria
- Also known as: “Ouadi el Abiad, Ouâdi el Abiad, Wādī al Abyaḑ”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Qasioun and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Mount Qasioun
Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
Mount Qasioun is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Memorial
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial, dedicated to the Syrian soldiers killed during battle. It was visited every year by the President of Syria on Martyrs' Day prior to the fall of the Assad regime.
National Library of Syria
Library
Photo: Ahmadac, Public domain.
The National Library of Syria is the national legal deposit and copyright library of Syria, located in the capital Damascus overlooking the Umayyad Square. National Library of Syria is situated 3½ km southeast of Wadi al Abyad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dummar and Al Mazzeh.
Dummar
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dummar is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. Al Mazzeh is situated 3½ km south of Wadi al Abyad.
Qudsaiya
Town
Photo: waill.hamada.1, CC BY 3.0.
Qudsaya is a Syrian city in Rif Dimashq Governorate and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus. Qudsaiya is situated 3½ km northwest of Wadi al Abyad.
Wadi al Abyad
- Category: watercourse
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.53333° or 33° 32′ northLongitude
36.25° or 36° 15′ eastOpen location code
8G5RG7M2+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 573519472OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q21590524
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Wadi al Abyad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي الأبيض”
- Cebuano: “Wādī al Abyaḑ”
- French: “Wadi al Abyad”
- German: “Wadi al Abyad”
- Swedish: “Wādī al Abyaḑ”
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