Citadel of Damascus

The Citadel of Damascus is a large medieval fortified palace and citadel in , . It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mewes, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Al Bimaristan An-Nouri.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 420 metres east of Citadel of Damascus.

Museum
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nur al-Din Bimaristan is a large Muslim medieval bimaristan in , . It is located in the al-Hariqa quarter in the old walled city, to the southwest of the . is situated 230 metres southeast of Citadel of Damascus.

City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
also known as Bab al-Bawabijiyah and Bab al-Manakhiliyah is one of the gates of the old city of in . The gate was built as part of a large program to re-fortify the city following its capture by Nur ad-Din Zangi in 1154. is situated 200 metres northeast of Citadel of Damascus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Damascus.

Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

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
is a neighbourhood and municipality in , , south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.

Citadel of Damascus

Latitude
33.5119° or 33° 30′ 43″ north
Longitude
36.30214° or 36° 18′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G5RG862+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166612328
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q206246
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Citadel of Damascus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة دمشق”
  • Catalan: “Ciutadella de Damasc”
  • Chinese: “大马士革城堡”
  • Czech: “Citadela”
  • Czech: “Damašská citadela”
  • Dutch: “Citadel van Damascus”
  • Finnish: “Damaskoksen linnoitus”
  • French: “citadelle de Damas”
  • French: “Citadelle de Damas”
  • German: “Qal‘At Dimašq”
  • German: “Zitadelle von Damaskus”
  • German: “Zitadelle”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο της Δαμασκού”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת דמשק”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Damaskus”
  • Italian: “Cittadella di Damasco”
  • Japanese: “ダマスカスの城砦”
  • Japanese: “ダマスカス城砦”
  • Japanese: “ダマスクス城”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Damsyik”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Citadellet i Damaskus”
  • Russian: “Цитадель Дамаска”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава у Дамаску”
  • Spanish: “Ciudadela de Damasco”
  • Turkish: “Şam Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Цитадель Дамаска”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ دمشق”

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