Omayyad School
Omayyad School is a school in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Omayyad School is situated nearby to Aqsab Mosque, as well as near Al-Tahrir Square.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 790 metres southwest of Omayyad School.
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 140 metres northwest of Omayyad School.
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 470 metres southeast of Omayyad School.
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.
Omayyad School
- Type: School
- Category: education
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.51709° or 33° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
36.31204° or 36° 18′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG886+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 48131792OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Omayyad School” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدرسة أمية”
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