Sofanyeh Park
Sofanyeh Park is a park in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Sofanyeh Park is situated nearby to the church As-Sufaniyya, as well as near the cemetery Shekh Rislan cemetry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Touma and Umayyad Mosque.
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 310 metres southwest of Sofanyeh Park.
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 1¼ km west of Sofanyeh Park.
Bab ash-Sharqi
City gate
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. Bab ash-Sharqi is situated 600 metres south of Sofanyeh Park.
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.
Jobar
Village
Jobar also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of Damascus northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.
Sofanyeh Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.5148° or 33° 30′ 53″ northLongitude
36.31822° or 36° 19′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8G5RG879+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 56130476OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Sofanyeh Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حديقة الصوفانية”
- French: “Parc Soufanieh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include As-Sufaniyya and Shekh Rislan cemetry.
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