Jewish Quarter
Jewish Quarter is a neighborhood in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Jewish Quarter is situated nearby to the quarter Bab Touma, as well as near the town Dwelaa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zeitoun Church and Bab ash-Sharqi.
Zeitoun Church
Church
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 Damascus, Syria.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city.
Bab Kisan
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Kisan is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.
Damascus
Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Sarouja
Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarouja is a municipality of Damascus, Syria, due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.
Jewish Quarter
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.50809° or 33° 30′ 29″ northLongitude
36.31534° or 36° 18′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG858+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 318159422OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Jewish Quarter” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حارة اليهود”
- French: “Quartier Juif”
- German: “Jüdisches Viertel”
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Localities in the Area
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