Political Security Directorate
Political Security Directorate is a military installation in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Political Security Directorate is situated nearby to the stadium صالة الفيحاء الرياضية, as well as near the government office الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Russian Embassy and Umayyad Mosque.
Russian Embassy
Government office
The Embassy of Russia in Damascus is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic. The chancery is located in Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street in Adawi, Damascus. Russian Embassy is situated 290 metres southwest of Political Security Directorate.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Umayyad Mosque is situated 1½ km south of Political Security Directorate.
Iman Mosque
Mosque
The Al-Iman Mosque is a mosque in the Mazraa district of Damascus, Syria. On March 21, 2013, a suicide bomber killed at least 42 people and injured at least 84 others in the mosque. Iman Mosque is situated 480 metres southwest of Political Security Directorate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abu Jarash and Damascus.
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.
Damascus
Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Maaraba
Town
Maaraba is a Syrian village in the Al-Tall District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maaraba had a population of 10,290 in the 2004 census. Maaraba is situated 5 km north of Political Security Directorate.
Political Security Directorate
- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “شعبة الأمن السياسي”
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52691° or 33° 31′ 37″ northLongitude
36.3029° or 36° 18′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG8G3+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1206003414OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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In Other Languages
“Political Security Directorate” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فرع الامن السياسي”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include صالة الفيحاء الرياضية and الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم.
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