Orthodox Armenian Church

Orthodox Armenian Church is a church in , . Orthodox Armenian Church is situated nearby to the city gate , as well as near the scenic viewpoint .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Also known as: “Surp Sarkis Church, Damascus”
  • Address: دمشق

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab ash-Sharqi and Zeitoun Church.

City gate
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Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient of , . Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city.

Church
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition, also known as The Olive Church or the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady, is the cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the city of , . is situated 120 metres southwest of Orthodox Armenian Church.

Church
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The is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in . While a metropolitan see, the Archeparchy of Damascus is without suffragans and is exempt directly to the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

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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.

Village
also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries. is situated 2½ km northeast of Orthodox Armenian Church.

Orthodox Armenian Church

Latitude
33.50912° or 33° 30′ 33″ north
Longitude
36.31768° or 36° 19′ 4″ east
Open location code
8G5RG859+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218871356
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q21663679
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Orthodox Armenian Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة الأرمن الأرذوكس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի (Դամասկոս)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի”
  • German: “Sarkis-Kathedrale (armenisch)”
  • German: “St.-Sarkis-Kathedrale (Damaskus)”
  • German: “St.-Sarkis-Kathedrale”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سارگیس مقدس (دمشق)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سارگیس مقدس”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Саркиса”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia Ortodoxa Armenia”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս Եկեղեցի”

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