Citadel of Damascus

The Citadel of Damascus is an Ayyubid-era 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.
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  • Castle
  • Description: castle in Damascus, Syria

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Al Bimaristan An-Nouri.
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Mosque
The , also known as the Great Mosque… is situated 420 metres east of Citadel of Damascus.
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Museum
Nur al-Din Bimaristan is a large Muslim medieval bimaristan in , . is situated 230 metres southeast of Citadel of Damascus.
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City gate
also known as Bab al-Bawabijiyah and Bab… is situated 200 metres northeast of Citadel of Damascus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Damascus.
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Town
is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus.
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is the capital and largest city of .
Town
is a neighbourhood and municipality…

Citadel of Damascus

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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

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Citadel of Damascus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة دمشق”
  • Armenian: “Դամասկոսի բերդ”
  • 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”
  • German: “Qal‘At Dimašq”
  • German: “Zitadelle von Damaskus”
  • German: “Zitadelle”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο της Δαμασκού”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת דמשק”
  • Hindi: “दमिश्क़ क़िला”
  • 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”
  • Persian: “ارگ دمشق”
  • Russian: “Цитадель Дамаска”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава у Дамаску”
  • Spanish: “Ciudadela de Damasco”
  • Turkish: “Şam Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Цитадель Дамаска”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ دمشق”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Citadel of Damascus and Assroujiya Souk.

Nearby Places

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