مسجد الشيخ عسكر

مسجد الشيخ عسكر is a mosque in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. مسجد الشيخ عسكر is situated nearby to the mosque مسجد زملكا الكبير, as well as near the square دوار زملكا.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium and October War Panorama.

Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, that is currently closed. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past. Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium is situated 3½ km west of مسجد الشيخ عسكر.

October War Panorama

Museum

Photo: Jadd Haidar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The October War Panorama is a National museum located in Damascus, Syria which commemorates the memory of the 1973 October War between Egypt and Syria against Israel from a Syrian perspective, and the 1982 Lebanon War battles that were fought against Israel. October War Panorama is situated 3½ km west of مسجد الشيخ عسكر.

Holy Cross

Church

Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.

Holy Cross is a church, which is situated 4 km west of مسجد الشيخ عسكر.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zamalka and Hezze.

Zamalka

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Zamalka is a town of Damascus in Syria, located 3.5 kilometers east-northeast of Old Damascus. It is administratively a part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate.

Hezze

Village

Hizzah is a Syrian village located in Markaz Rif Dimashq District, Rif Dimashq. It is located in Eastern Ghouta. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hizzah had a population of 9,293 in the 2004 census.

Irbin

Town

Arbin is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located just east of Jobar neighborhood of Damascus.

مسجد الشيخ عسكر

Type: Mosque
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.52676° or 33° 31′ 36″ north

Longitude

36.35816° or 36° 21′ 29″ east

Open location code

8G5RG9G5+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 324061972

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include مسجد زملكا الكبير and دوار زملكا.

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