Zoo of Damascus

Zoo of Damascus is a zoo in , . Zoo of Damascus is situated nearby to the garden , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium.

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 1½ km south of Zoo of Damascus.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in , , that is currently out of use. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past. is situated 1¼ km east of Zoo of Damascus.

Castle
Photo: krebsmaus07, CC BY 2.0.
Al-Azm Palace is a palace in , , built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built in 1749 to be the private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus; during the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, it housed the French Institute. is situated 2 km south of Zoo of Damascus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Jarash and Sarouja.

Quarter
is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of , . It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.

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.

Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or is a municipality of , . In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city.

Zoo of Damascus

Latitude
33.52729° or 33° 31′ 38″ north
Longitude
36.30643° or 36° 18′ 23″ east
Open location code
8G5RG8G4+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 307798174
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
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In Other Languages

“Zoo of Damascus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حديقة حيوان دمشق”

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