Red Crescent
Red Crescent is a hospital in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Red Crescent is situated nearby to the hospital المشفى السوري التخصصي لأمراض جهاز الهضم, as well as near the military installation Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Aqsab Mosque.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Umayyad Mosque is situated 1 km south of Red Crescent.
Aqsab Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aqsab Mosque is an Ayyubid-era Sunni mosque and mausoleum in Damascus, Syria. The mosque is located on Suq Sarujiyya, outside the walls of the old city, near the Bab al-Salam gate. Aqsab Mosque is situated 270 metres south of Red Crescent.
Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251
Military installation
The General Intelligence Directorate, also known as the General Security Directorate or Syrian GID, was the most important civil intelligence service of former Ba'athist Syria and played an important role of suppressing the people of Syria for the government's interests. Al Khatib Branch - Branch 251 is situated 160 metres east of Red Crescent.
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.
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.
Red Crescent
- Type: Hospital
- Categories: health care and building
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52038° or 33° 31′ 13″ northLongitude
36.3101° or 36° 18′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG8C6+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 48126786OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospitalOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospital
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In Other Languages
“Red Crescent” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مشفى الهلال الأحمر”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مشفى الهلال and المشفى السوري التخصصي لأمراض جهاز الهضم.
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