Sofanyeh Park

Sofanyeh Park is a park in , . Sofanyeh Park is situated near the church , as well as near the cemetery .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bab Touma and Umayyad Mosque.

City gate
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bab Tuma is a neighborhood located in the old city of Damascus in . It is named after one of the seven gates of old city of Damascus, located within the neighbourhood. is situated 310 metres southwest of Sofanyeh Park.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world. is situated 1¼ km west of Sofanyeh Park.

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 of , . Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. is situated 600 metres south of Sofanyeh Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Village
also Jawbar, Jober or Joubar, is a village on the outskirts of northeast of the old city walls. It contains the most venerated site for Syrian Jews, the 2,000-year-old Synagogue, named for the biblical prophet Elijah, and has been a place of Jewish pilgrimage for many centuries.

Sofanyeh Park

Latitude
33.5148° or 33° 30′ 53″ north
Longitude
36.31822° or 36° 19′ 6″ east
Open location code
8G5RG879+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 56130476
Open­Street­Map 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: As-Sufaniyya and Shekh Rislan cemetry.

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Places to explore: MINA Station and Elia Abu Madi.

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