Al-Jalaa Stadium
Al-Jalaa Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الجلاء) is a multi-use stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches.
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Damascus (Arabic: دمشق Dimashq IPA: [ˈdiːmaːʃq]) is the capital and the second-largest city of Syria after Aleppo. It is commonly known in Syria as ash-Sham (Arabic: الشام ash-Shām) and nicknamed as the City of Jasmine (Arabic: مدينة الياسمين Madīnat al-Yāsmīn). In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major cultural and religious center of the Levant.
Population: 1,569,394
Latitude: 33° 30' 36.72" N
Longitude: 36° 17' 28.61" E
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Al-Hamah (Arabic: الهامة; also spelled al-Hameh) is a village on the Barada river in the Qudsaya District of Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside) in southern Syria. It is west of the Syrian capital of Damascus city, beyond Mount Qasioun, and is now a…
Yusuf al-Azma Square
Yusuf al-Azma Square (Arabic: ساحة يوسف العظمة / ALA-LC: sāḥat Yūsuf al-‘Aẓmah), also called al-Muhafaza Square, is an important square in central Damascus, Syria. Named after the late minister of defense Yusuf al-Azma where his statue stands in th…
Abila Lysaniou
Abila Lysaniou or Abila Lysaniae or Abila was an ancient city, on the Abana River and capital of ancient Abilene, Coele-Syria. The site is currently that of the village of Suk Wadi Barada (called Abil-es-Suk by early Arab geographers), circa 20 km (…
Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts
Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (Arabic: المعهد العالي للفنون المسرحية) was founded in Damascus, Syria in 1977. The institute heralded a new phase in the development of Syrian theatre and drama which begun with the preparation of the next generat…
Midhat Pasha Souq
Midhat Pasha Souq (Arabic: سوق مدحت باشا) (also called Al-Taweel Souq) is a historical souq which forms the western half of the Street Called Straight inside the old walled city of Damascus, Syria. It was named after the then Ottoman governor of Sy…
Maysalun
Maysalun (Arabic: ميسلون) is a mountainous region in southwestern Syrian located on the eastern slopes of the Anti-Lebanon mountains about 12 kilometers west of Damascus, in the Rif Dimashq Governorate and has an elevation of about 1090 meters. The…
Damascus Community School
Damascus Community School is an unlicensed American school founded by the former US secretary of state John Foster Dulles in 1957 in Damascus, Syria.
Al-Buzuriyah Souq
Al-Buzuriyah Souq (Arabic: سوق البزورية) is a historical souk located to the south of the Umayyad Mosque inside the old walled city of Damascus, Syria. The souk is famous for its spices vendors, and the many historical khans located along it, inclu…
Embassy of Russia in Damascus
The Embassy of Russia in Damascus (Arabic: سفارة روسيا الاتحادية في دمشق) is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic.
Faculty of Informatics of Damascus University
The Faculty of Informatics of Damascus University (Arabic: كلية الهندسة المعلوماتية) is the first faculty for computer science in Syria.
Al-Midan
Al-Midan (Arabic: حي الميدان) is a neighbourhood and a municipality located in Damascus, Syria, just south of the old walled city of Damascus very near the modern city centre. Its streets and alleys are full of heritage and history due to the age o…
Khan al-Harir (Damascus)
Khan al-Harir (Arabic: خان الحرير; The Silk Khan) is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus.