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”, “Branche al-Khatib”, “Syria GID Branch 251”, “Syria GID Internal Branch”, “Syrian General Intelligence Branch 251”, “أمن الداخلي”, “أمن الدولة”, “الفرع الداخلي (251)”, “فرع الخطيب”, and “فرع المخابرات العامة”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Umayyad Mosque and Aqsab Mosque.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque… is situated 1 km southwest of Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251.

Mosque
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The or Al-Aqsab Mosque or Al-Qasab… is situated 290 metres south of Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251.

City gate
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Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in . 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 .

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus.

Quarter
is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of , .

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: “إدارة المخابرات العامة السورية الفرع الداخلي (251)”
  • Arabic: “فرع الخطيب - فرع 251”
  • French: “Branche 251, ou branche al-Khatib”
  • French: “Branche 251”
  • Turkish: “Suriye İstihbaratı Şube 251”

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