Al-Salihiyah, Damascus Explained

Al-Salihiyah
Native Name:Arabic: الصَّالِحِيَّة
Other Name:aṣ-Ṣāliḥiyya
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Syria
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Damascus Governorate
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Damascus
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:72,303
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name:Climate
Coordinates:33.5292°N 36.2875°W

Al-Salihiyah (Arabic: الصَّالِحِيَّة|aṣ-Ṣāliḥiyya) is a municipality and neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. It lies to the northwest of the old walled city of Damascus and about 2.4km (01.5miles) southeast of the Citadel, at the foot of Mount Qasioun.[2] The quarter is famous as a resting place of venerated Islamic scholars, such as the mystic Sufi scholar and philosopher Ibn Arabi and the Hanabila Mosque. Further to the south, it also houses the Syrian Parliament building.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Damascus governorate population 2004 census . 2016-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011162852/http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB01-1-2004.htm . 2017-10-11 . dead .
  2. Book: Ibn Khaldūn. Joseph Fischel. Walter. Ibn Khaldūn and Tamerlane. University of California Press. 60. 1952.