Naqshbandi Mosque

Al-Naqshabandi Mosque after the Naqshbandi Sufi order which it served as a center for. The mosque is also known as Murad Pasha Mosque. It is an early Ottoman-era and mausoleum in , , located in the Suwayqa sector of the quarter.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Damascus, Syria
  • Also known as: “Al-Naqshabandi Mosque” and “Murad Pasha Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cemetery Bab as-Saghir and Umayyad Mosque.

Cemetery
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Bab al-Saghir Cemetery is an Islamic in , . It is about 200 meters to the southwest of the gate. is situated 250 metres east of Naqshbandi Mosque.

Mosque
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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 1 km northeast of Naqshbandi Mosque.

City gate
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Jabiya is one of the seven ancient city-gates of , . During the Roman era, the gate was dedicated to Mars. Bab al-Jabiya was the main entrance on the city's west side. is situated 530 metres north of Naqshbandi Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Midan and Damascus.

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.

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
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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.

Naqshbandi Mosque

Latitude
33.50354° or 33° 30′ 13″ north
Longitude
36.30137° or 36° 18′ 5″ east
Open location code
8G5RG832+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 204370384
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6937205
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Naqshbandi Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع النقشبندي”
  • Arabic: “جامع مراد باشا”
  • Armenian: “Մուրադ փաշա մզկիթ (Դամասկոս)”
  • Armenian: “Մուրադ փաշա մզկիթ”
  • Bengali: “মুরাদ পাশা মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع مراد باشا”
  • Fulah: “Murad Pasha Mosque, Damascus”
  • Hindi: “मुराद पाशा मस्जिद”
  • Malay: “Masjid Murad Pasha”
  • Turkish: “Murad Paşa Camii”
  • Turkish: “Şam Murat Paşa Camii”
  • Urdu: “جامع مراد پاشا”
  • Uzbek: “Murod posho masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Naqshbandi Mosque and سيمو.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tomb of Mu’awiya I and مقام عبد الله بن الامام زين العابدين.

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