Al-Salihiyah
الصَّالِحِيَّة
aṣ-Ṣāliḥiyya
Municipality
Al-Salihiyah quarter in 2007
Al-Salihiyah quarter in 2007
Al-Salihiya on the district map of Damascus
Al-Salihiya on the district map of Damascus
Coordinates: 33°31′45″N 36°17′15″E / 33.52917°N 36.28750°E / 33.52917; 36.28750
CountrySyria Syria
GovernorateDamascus Governorate
CityDamascus
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total72,303
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)
ClimateBSk

Al-Salihiyah (Arabic: الصَّالِحِيَّة, romanized: aṣ-Ṣāliḥiyya) is a municipality and neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. It lies to the northwest of the old walled city of Damascus and about 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) 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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References

  1. ^ "Damascus governorate population 2004 census". Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  2. ^ Ibn Khaldūn; Joseph Fischel, Walter (1952). Ibn Khaldūn and Tamerlane. University of California Press. p. 60.


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