Adra Prison

Adra Prison is a prison in , on the northeast outskirts of . Political prisoners are held in the prison, along with a mixture of civil prisoners such as traffic offenders, murderers, and drug dealers.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison in Damascus
  • Also known as: “Damascus Central Prison”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Betihet al-Wafedin and Ar-Reihan.

Town
Batihat al-Wafidin is a Syrian located in . Batihat al-Wafidin had a population of 16,539 in the 2004 census.

Village
Al-Rihan also spelled Ar-Rayhan, is a Syrian located in the of Rif Dimashq. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Rihan had a population of 4,099 in the 2004 census.

Village
بلدية الشفونية-Shafuniyah also spelled Al-Shifuniyah and Shafuniyeh, is a Syrian located in the of Rif Dimashq. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 2,953 in the 2004 census. is situated 4 km south of Adra Prison.

Adra Prison

Latitude
33.59197° or 33° 35′ 31″ north
Longitude
36.44255° or 36° 26′ 33″ east
Population
7,000
Open location code
8G5RHCRV+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 369829909
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q4684676
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Adra Prison” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بهلوان”
  • Arabic: “بهوان”
  • Arabic: “سجن عدرا”
  • Catalan: “Presó Central de Damasc”
  • Catalan: “presó d’Adra”
  • Catalan: “Presó d’Adra”
  • Chinese: “阿德拉監獄”
  • Dutch: “Adragevangenis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بهلوان”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن عدرا”
  • French: “Prison d’Adra”
  • German: “Adra-Gefängnis”
  • Persian: “زندان آدرا”
  • Persian: “زندان عدرا”
  • Spanish: “Prision de Adra”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Adra”
  • Swedish: “Adrafängelset”

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