حديقة الملجأ

حديقة الملجأ is a park in Homs Governorate, Syria. حديقة الملجأ is situated nearby to the mosque مسجد عكرمة, as well as near the park حديقة الزهور.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Citadel of Homs and Al-Atassi Mosque.

Citadel of Homs

Castle

Photo: Louis-François Cassas, Public domain.

The Citadel of Homs, also known as Homs Castle or Qalaat Homs, is a historic building now mostly ruined in Homs, Syria. The citadel was built on top of an ancient tell southwest of the Old City, with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. Citadel of Homs is situated 800 metres north of حديقة الملجأ.

Al-Atassi Mosque

Mosque

Photo: tammam, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Al-Atassi Mosque, also known as the Great Al-Atassi Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. It is situated in a public park on the site of a former graveyard at the foot of the mound on which the remains of the citadel stand. Al-Atassi Mosque is situated 1 km northwest of حديقة الملجأ.

Umm al-Zenar Church

Church

Photo: Shaza Askar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint Mary of the Holy Belt Cathedral is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral in Homs, Syria. The first structure on the site was completed in 59 AD, and the present structure dates from 1852. It is the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Homs and Hama. Umm al-Zenar Church is situated 1½ km north of حديقة الملجأ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homs and Fairouzeh.

Homs

Photo: Bo yaser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Homs is the third largest city in Syria. Much of the city was destroyed or damaged during the Syrian civil war of 2011-2024, particularly during the Siege of Homs.

Fairouzeh

Town

Fairouzeh is a village 3 miles southeast of the city of Homs in Syria. Due to urban development in the area, Fairouzeh, like nearby Zaydal, is now considered one of Homs' suburbs. Fairouzeh is situated 4 km east of حديقة الملجأ.

Abil

Village

Abil is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 10 kilometers south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Nuqayrah and Kafr Aya to the north, Maskanah to the northeast, Judaydat al-Sharqiyah to the east, Shinshar to the southeast, Damina al-Sharqiyah to the south, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah to the southwest and Qattinah to the west. Abil is situated 10 km south of حديقة الملجأ.

حديقة الملجأ

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.71629° or 34° 42′ 59″ north

Longitude

36.71563° or 36° 42′ 56″ east

Open location code

8G6RPP88+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 150687346

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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