Charles de Gaulle School
Charles de Gaulle School is a school in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Charles de Gaulle School is situated nearby to the church كنيسة القديس نيقولاوس للروم الارثوذكس, as well as near Military Hospital.- Type: School
- Description: Damascus, Syria
- Also known as: “French School”, “Lycée Charles de Gaulle”, and “المدرسة الفرنسية”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mezzeh prison and Children’s Hospital.
Mezzeh prison
Prison
Mezzeh prison is a now-defunct Syrian prison overlooking the capital, Damascus operated by Ba'athist Syria. Mezzeh is the name of a neighborhood in western Damascus. Mezzeh prison is situated 320 metres west of Charles de Gaulle School.
Children’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Bassel.92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The General Authority for Children's Hospital is a pediatric hospital in Damascus, Syria. It is public hospital under the Syrian Ministry of Higher Education and affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at Damascus University. Children’s Hospital is situated 610 metres east of Charles de Gaulle School.
Mouasat University Hospital
Hospital
Al-Mouwasat University Hospital was founded on 1958 in Damascus, Syria. It is mainly composed of 4 buildings; Administration Building, Emergency and Out-Patient Clinics Building and the Physician Residence Building, alongside those building there is the Cardiovascular Surgery Building. Mouasat University Hospital is situated 740 metres east of Charles de Gaulle School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Mazzeh and Dummar.
Al Mazzeh
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzeh is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened.
Dummar
Town
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dummar is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area. Dummar is situated 3½ km northwest of Charles de Gaulle School.
Sarouja
Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarouja is a municipality of Damascus, Syria, due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century. Sarouja is situated 4 km east of Charles de Gaulle School.
Charles de Gaulle School
- Categories: French school abroad and education
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51026° or 33° 30′ 37″ northLongitude
36.25568° or 36° 15′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG764+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 1217626783OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q19520574
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Charles de Gaulle School” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدرسة شارل دو غول (دمشق)”
- Arabic: “مدرسة شارل دو غول”
- Arabic: “مدرسة شارل ديغول”
- French: “École française de Damas”
- French: “Lycée Charles de Gaulle”
- French: “lycée Charles-de-Gaulle”
- French: “Lycée français Charles de Gaulle”
- French: “Lycée français Charles-de-Gaulle”
- French: “Lycée français de Damas”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include كنيسة القديس نيقولاوس للروم الارثوذكس and Military Hospital.
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