ALFAIHA’A PARK

ALFAIHA’A PARK is a park in Damascus Governorate, Syria. ALFAIHA’A PARK is situated nearby to the art gallery blue house, as well as near the government office مديرية البيئة.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium and October War Panorama.

Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium

Stadium

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The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, that is currently closed. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past. Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium is situated 1 km south of ALFAIHA’A PARK.

October War Panorama

Museum

Photo: Jadd Haidar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The October War Panorama is a National museum located in Damascus, Syria which commemorates the memory of the 1973 October War between Egypt and Syria against Israel from a Syrian perspective, and the 1982 Lebanon War battles that were fought against Israel. October War Panorama is situated 540 metres north of ALFAIHA’A PARK.

Ibn al Haitham Park

Park

Photo: Khaled ft, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Jarash and Jobar.

Abu Jarash

Quarter

Abu Jarash is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.

Jobar

Village

Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.