Maydān Wasţānī
in Damascus Governorate, Syria

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - SYP
Spoken languages:
Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, French, English
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 07:01 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Damascus
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:01 am and 7:07 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Syria in Western Asia

Safety Score: 5,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Syria.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Syria. Last Update: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Explore Maydān Wasţānī

The district Maydān Wasţānī of in Damascus Governorate is located in Syria a little south of Damascus, the country's capital.

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F

Morning Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Evening Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Night Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 33%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

24°C (74 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

24°C (75 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

25°C (76 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

SEMIRAMIS

Address
3.301,0 mi
VICTORIA BRIDGE
303 01 Damaskus
Syria

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


FOUR SEASONS DAMASCUS

Address
3.300,9 mi
SHUKRI AL QUATLI STREET P
Damaskus
Syria

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


QUEEN CENTRE ARJAAN BY ROTANA

Address
3.298,2 mi
OLD AIRPORT STREET MAZZEH QUEEN CENTER BUILDING
000 Damaskus
Syria

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Damascus University

The University of Damascus is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus and has campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 through the merger of the School of Medicine (established 1903) and the Institute of Law (established 1913), also making it the oldest university in modern-day Syria. Until 1958 it was named the Syrian University, but the name changed after the founding of the University of Aleppo.

Located at 33.5114, 36.2914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in 1923, Damascus University, Buildings and structures in Damascus, 1923 establishments in Syria, Libraries in Syria

Bab al-Saghir

Bāb Saghīr, also called "Goristan-e-Ghariban", is an ancient cemetery and street in Damascus, Syria, with tombs on either side of the road. It is located in the Dimashq neighborhood, southwest of Umayyad Mosque.

Located at 33.5062, 36.3065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cemeteries in Syria, Buildings and structures in Damascus, Ziyarat, Muhammad family, Shrines, Islamic holy places, Gates of Damascus, Streets in Damascus

Al-Hamidiyah Souq

Al-Hamidiyah Souq is the largest and the central souk in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel. The souq starts at Al-Thawra street and ends at the Umayyad Mosque plaza. It was one of the treasures featured in Around the World in 80 Treasures presented by Dan Cruickshank.

Located at 33.5108, 36.3008 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Souqs in Damascus

Bab al-Jabiyah

Bab al-Jabiya or the Gate of Jupiter is one of the eight ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. Bab al-Jabiya was the main entrance on the city's west side. The gate opens on Medhat Pasha Souq, which is the modern western half of the Street Called Straight, the Roman east-west artery, which still connects it to Bab Sharqi (the Roman "Gate of the Sun").

Located at 33.5081, 36.3017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gates of Damascus

Marjeh Square

Marjeh Square, also known as "Martyrs' Square" (ساحة الشهداء / sāḥat ash-Shuhadā’) is a major square in downtown Damascus, Syria. The square was the central part of the city in the first half of the last century, before Damascus expanded further. Just outside of the old city, the square has came to play a vital integrative function as a geographic crossroads between the "old city," the colonial district, and the popular suburbs. The square houses the Syrian Ministry of Interior.

Located at 33.5128, 36.2981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1890 establishments, Squares in Damascus

Bayt al-Aqqad

Bayt al-Aqqad (Aqqad House) is an old Damascene house that hosts the Danish Institute in Damascus, Syria. The history of the building is more than 2000 years: Remains of the theatre of Herod the Great were found in the outer walls and now forms a part of the wall in the secretary’s office. Other parts of the house include the northern and southern buildings which were built in the late 15th century in a late Mamluk style and decoration.

Located at 33.5083, 36.3051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Old Damascene houses, Denmark–Syria relations, Education in Damascus, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus

Sinan Pasha Mosque (Damascus)

The Sinan Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, located along Suq Sinaniyya Street.

Located at 33.5078, 36.3017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Religious buildings completed in 1590, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Damascus

Khan As'ad Pasha

Khan As'ad Pasha is the largest khan in the Old City of Damascus, covering an area of 2,500 square metres . Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus, in 1751-52. Khan As'ad Pasha has been described as one of the finest khans of Damascus, and the most "ambitious" work of architecture in the city. Throughout the Ottoman era, it hosted caravans coming from Baghdad, Mosul, Aleppo, Beirut and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Located at 33.5092, 36.3067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Caravanserais in Damascus, Arabic architecture, Hotel buildings completed in 1752, Ottoman architecture, Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners, Museums in Syria, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, 1752 establishments in Syria

Khan Sulayman Pasha

Khan Sulayman Pasha is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus. Located in the walled city of Damascus on the eastern side of the Street Called Straight, facing Suq al-Khayyatin and Al-Buzuriyah Souq. It was built and named after Sulayman Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus, in 1732-36. The khan is popularly known as Khan al-Hamasina because traders from Homs used to rent its shops and warehouses.

Located at 33.5084, 36.3057 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hotel buildings completed in 1736, Caravanserais in Damascus, Ottoman architecture, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, 1736 establishments in Syria

Tekkiye Mosque

The Tekkiye Mosque is a mosque complex in Damascus, Syria, located on the banks of the Barada River. The complex is composed of a large mosque on the southwest side of a courtyard, flanked by a single line of arcaded cells, and a soup kitchen across the courtyard to the northwest, flanked by hospice buildings.

Located at 33.5125, 36.2914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1550s architecture, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Damascus, Mimar Sinan buildings

Al-Salimiyah Madrasa

Al-Salimiyah Madrasa is a madrasah in Damascus, Syria. The madrasa was built as a part of the Tekkiye Mosque complex in a separate building to the southeast of the complex. It was built by Selim II in 1566 and is composed of a single row of arcaded cells around a rectangular courtyard, aligned northeast-southwest, with a large domed classroom at the center of the southwest wing.

Located at 33.5125, 36.2922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures completed in 1566, Ayyubid architecture, Madrasas in Damascus, 1566 establishments in Syria

Al-Buzuriyah Souq

Al-Buzuriyah Souq 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, including Khan As'ad Pasha. On its southern end it meets Medhat Pasha Souq.

Located at 33.5094, 36.3063 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Souqs in Damascus

Medhat Pasha Souq

Medhat Pasha Souq (also called Al-Taweel Souq) is a historical souk which forms the western half of the Street Called Straight inside the old walled city of Damascus, Syria. It was named after the Ottoman governor of Syria Midhat Pasha who renovated it and ordered its coverage with a lead-shade. Many smaller souqs branch out of Medhat Pasha including al-Buzuriyah Souq and al-Harir Souq. Many important sites are located along the street including Maktab Anbar.

Located at 33.5087, 36.3057 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Souqs in Damascus

Statue of Saladin

The Statue of Saladin is an oversize equestrian bronze statue depicting the Kurdish Ayyubid Sultan Saladin located in front of the Citadel of Damascus in Damascus, Syria. The statue, designed by Syrian sculptor Abdallah al-Sayed and erected at municipal expense, was unveiled by the late Syrian president Hafez Assad in 1993 to mark the 800th anniversary of Saladin's death.

Located at 33.5117, 36.3006 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Monuments in Damascus, 1992 sculptures, Bronze sculptures, Equestrian statues, Syrian art

Bakdash (ice cream parlor)

For the founder of the Syrian Communist Party, see Khalid Bakdash. Bakdash also Bakdach is an ice cream parlor in Damascus, Syria. The shop was established around 1885 in Al-Hamidiyah Souq in the old city of Damascus. It is famous for its pistachio-covered Booza, a pounded ice cream with an elastic texture made of mastic and sahlab. It is famous around the Arab World and has become a popular tourist attraction.

Located at 33.5111, 36.3037 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Restaurants in Damascus, Ice cream parlors, 1885 establishments in the Ottoman Empire, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus

Khan al-Harir

Khan al-Harir is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus covering an area of 2,500 square metres . It was built on the orders of Darwish Pasha, the governor of Damascus, in 1573-74. Darwish Pasha founded it as a waqf for the benefit of the Darwish Pasha Mosque. The Khan was the first great caravanserai inside the old city walls of Damascus. Its construction marks the beginning of a shift in mercantile and trade activity to the area southwest of the Umayyad Mosque.

Located at 33.5103, 36.3056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Caravanserais in Damascus, Buildings and structures completed in 1573, Ottoman architecture, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, 1573 establishments in Syria

Hejaz Railway Station

Hejaz Railway Station is a main railway station in central Damascus, Syria close to the Marjeh Square. It was built by the Ottomans between 1913 and 1917 as the northern terminus of the Hejaz railway. The railway was intended to ferry pilgrims to Medina and was designed by the Spanish architect Fernando de Aranda. The station's interior has a beautiful decorated ceiling.

Located at 33.5112, 36.2949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ottoman architecture, Railway stations opened in 1908, Buildings and structures in Damascus, Rail transport in Syria

Al-Hariqa

Al-Hariqa is a neighborhood in Damascus, Syria. It lies inside the walls of the old city south of the Citadel of Damascus between the late-Ottoman-era markets of al-Hamidiyah Souq and Medhat Pasha Souq. The neighborhood was known as Sidi Amoud after a famous holy man who was buried there. It was called al-Hariqa (Conflagration) after the area was completely burned down in 1925 under French bombing in response to the Great Syrian Revolt. It is a commercial hub famous for its clothing markets.

Located at 33.5094, 36.3019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods of Damascus

Al-Shaghour

Al-Shaghour is a neighborhood located in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria. Al-Shaghour is one of the oldest recorded neighborhoods in the city. Parts of the neighborhood made up the Jewish quarter, as it had the largest Jewish community in the city. The neighborhood is also home for many of the prominent Shiite families in Damascus. Al-Ameen street, named after a prominent Shiite figure, is the main road in the neighborhood and accommodates the market place and the main shops.

Located at 33.5061, 36.3064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods of Damascus

Nur al-Din Bimaristan

Nur al-Din Bimaristan is a large medieval bimaristan ("hospital") in Damascus, Syria. It is located in the al-Hariqa quarter in the old walled city, to the southwest of the Umayyad Mosque. It was built and named after the Zengid Sultan Nur ad-Din in 1154. The bimaristan is well known for its unusual portal, which displays an antique lintel and a curious flattened muqarnas vault. It is also unusual in its full-scale Mesopotamian-style muqarnas vault over the vestibule.

Located at 33.5103, 36.3036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, Museums in Syria, Bimaristans in Syria, Bimaristan, Medical museums, Science museums

Yalbugha Mosque

The Yalbugha Mosque is a Mamluk-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, situated along the Barada River and overlooking Marjeh Square. It was built by Mamluk princes in 1264 outside the city walls west of the citadel. The mosque was described as one of the most famous, influential and beautiful mosques in Damascus. It served as a resting point before the departure of the Hajj caravan from Damascus.

Located at 33.5134, 36.2981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1260s architecture, Buildings and structures demolished in 1975, Mosques in Damascus

Al-Midan

Al-Midan 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 of the neighbourhood. Throughout history, its people fought alongside their brothers from other neighbourhoods to protect Damascus. Also, there are many great Damascene scholars who were born here.

Located at 33.4833, 36.2833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.299 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods of Damascus

Temple of Jupiter, Damascus

The Temple of Jupiter in Damascus was built by the Romans, beginning during the rule of Augustus and completed during the rule of Constantius II. An ancient Aramaean temple to Hadad once stood on this site. The Romans associated Hadad with Jupiter, and rebuilt the temple in Jupiter's name. The temple drew large crowds to its festivals and Damascus became famous as the city of Jupiter. Theodosius I converted the temple to a church dedicated to John the Baptist.

Located at 33.5116, 36.3038 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, Conversion of non-Christian places of worship into churches, Ancient Roman temples

Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction)

This article is about the pan-Arab Ba'ath Party, which controls the Syrian-led Ba'ath movement. For its branch which controls Syria, see Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party File:Logo of the Ba'ath Party.

Located at 33.5064, 36.2869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.300 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Arab nationalist political parties, Arab socialist political parties, Ba'athist parties, Parties of single-party systems, History of the Middle East, Socialist parties in Syria, Socialist parties in Lebanon, Political parties in Iraq, Palestinian political parties, Political parties in Sudan, Political parties established in 1966, 1966 establishments in Syria

Qanawat (Damascus)

Qanawat is a quarted/district in the Syrian capital Damascus. It is located west of the walled city called Old Damascus. Its name goes back to the historic water canal raised up an arcade along Qanawat Street, and passing through the quarter from the west towards the Old City in the east. The headquarters of the Damascus Province Police is located at the neighburhood at Khaled bin al-Walid street . On July 2012, during the Syrian uprising, the Free Syrian Army Rebels attacked the compound.

Located at 33.5084, 36.2951 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods of Damascus


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Maydān Wasţānī, Sūq al Mīdān, Sūq al Maydān, Souk El Midan, ميدان وسطاني, سوق الميدان