Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251

The General Intelligence Directorate, also known as the General Security Directorate or Syrian GID, was the most important civil intelligence service of former Ba'athist Syria and played an important role of suppressing the people of Syria for the government's interests.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) Internal Branch 251
  • Also known as: “Al-Khatib Branch”, “Syria GID Branch 251”, “Syria GID Internal Branch”, and “Syrian General Intelligence Branch 251”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Aqsab Mosque.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world. is situated 1 km southwest of Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251.

Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an Ayyubid-era Sunni and mausoleum in , . The mosque is located on Suq Sarujiyya, outside the walls of the old city, near the gate. is situated 290 metres south of Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251.

City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in . It is one of the seven gates of , a geographic landmark of Christianity. is situated 1 km south of Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Town
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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.

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

Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251

Latitude
33.52058° or 33° 31′ 14″ north
Longitude
36.31186° or 36° 18′ 43″ east
Open location code
8G5RG8C6+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1189862375
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q111903392
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أمن الداخلي”
  • Arabic: “أمن الدولة”
  • Arabic: “إدارة المخابرات العامة السورية الفرع الداخلي (251)”
  • Arabic: “الفرع الداخلي (251)”
  • Arabic: “فرع الخطيب - فرع 251”
  • Arabic: “فرع الخطيب”
  • Arabic: “فرع المخابرات العامة”
  • French: “Branche 251, ou branche al-Khatib”
  • French: “Branche 251”
  • French: “Branche al-Khatib”
  • Turkish: “Suriye İstihbaratı Şube 251”

Notable Places Nearby

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