Police Academy
Police Academy is a military installation in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Access is restricted and requires permission. Police Academy is situated nearby to the pitch ملعب نادي الشرطة, as well as near the government office بلدية القابون.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “Damascus Police Academy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include October War Panorama and Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium.
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 1¼ km southwest of Police Academy.
Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium
Stadium
The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, 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. Al ‘Abbassiyeen Stadium is situated 2½ km south of Police Academy.
Bab Touma
City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus, a geographic landmark of Christianity. Bab Touma is situated 3½ km south of Police Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qaboun and Barzeh.
Qaboun
Town
Photo: Muayad hamwi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qaboun is a municipality and neighbourhood in Damascus, Syria, located 6 kilometers north-east of the city center, to the north of Jobar district.
Barzeh
Town
Photo: El Mono Español, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barzeh or Barza is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barzeh had a population of 47,339 in the 2004 census.
Abu Jarash
Quarter
Abu Jarash is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, Abu Jarash had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.
Police Academy
- Category: police academy
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.54414° or 33° 32′ 39″ northLongitude
36.32801° or 36° 19′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG8VH+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 464339052OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q124333433
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In Other Languages
“Police Academy” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كلية الشرطة بالقابون”
- Arabic: “كلية الشرطة”
- Arabic: “كلية الشهيد الرائد الركن باسل الأسد للعلوم الشرطية”
- Arabic: “كلية باسل الأسد للعلوم الشرطية”
- Arabic: “كلية شرطة دمشق”
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