Marjeh Square

Marjeh Square, also known as "Martyrs' Square", is a square in central , Syria, just outside the walls of the old city. The Syrian Interior Ministry has its headquarters in the square.
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Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in central Damascus, Syria
  • Also known as: “Martyrs Square (Damascus)” and “ساحة الشهداء”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saif Al-Din Yalbugha Mosque and Umayyad Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: عمر الحافظ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yalbugha Mosque was a 13th-century on the Barada river in , . It was built by the Mamluks in 1264 CE or by Yalbughā al-Yahyāwī in 1346–47 CE.

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 1 km east of Marjeh Square.

Castle
Photo: Mewes, Public domain.
The is a large 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. is situated 400 metres east of Marjeh Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarouja and Damascus.

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.

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
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.

Marjeh Square

Latitude
33.51276° or 33° 30′ 46″ north
Longitude
36.29799° or 36° 17′ 53″ east
Open location code
8G5RG77X+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 318160413
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q2401637
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Marjeh Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساحة الشهداء (دمشق)”
  • Arabic: “ساحة المرجة”
  • Arabic: “ساحه المرجه”
  • Azerbaijani: “Merce meydanı”
  • Chinese: “大馬士革烈士廣場”
  • Chinese: “烈士广场”
  • Chinese: “烈士廣場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان المرجه”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Marjah”
  • German: “Marjeh-Platz”
  • German: “Telegrafendenkmal”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר מרג’ה”
  • Indonesian: “Lapangan Marjeh”
  • Japanese: “マルジェ・スクエア”
  • Japanese: “マルジェ広場”
  • Macedonian: “Плоштад Марижа”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marjehplassen”
  • Norwegian: “Marjehplassen”
  • Persian: “میدان مرجه”
  • Romanian: “Piața Marjeh”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Marjeh”
  • Turkish: “Merce Meydanı”

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