Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a , 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.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: war memorial in Damascus, Syria
  • Also known as: “الجندي المجهول”
  • Inscription: “وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Qasioun and Al-Shami Hospital.

Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
is a mountain overlooking the city of , . 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.

Hospital
is a central in Al-Malky street, . is situated 1½ km southeast of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Hospital
Al-Mouwasat University Hospital was founded on 1958 in Damascus, Syria. It is mainly composed of four buildings: Administration Building, Emergency and Out-Patient Clinics Building and the Physician Residence Building, alongside those building there is the Cardiovascular Surgery Building. is situated 1½ km southeast of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dummar and Al Mazzeh.

Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipal district of , , located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of in terms of area.

Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 km south of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 4 km east of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Latitude
33.52613° or 33° 31′ 34″ north
Longitude
36.25478° or 36° 15′ 17″ east
Inception
1990
Height
37 metres (122 feet)
Open location code
8G5RG7G3+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1120153082
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q2898923
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