Al-Salihiyah الصَّالِحِيَّة aṣ-Ṣāliḥiyya | |
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Municipality | |
 Al-Salihiyah quarter in 2007 | |
 Al-Salihiya on the district map of Damascus | |
| Coordinates:33°31′45″N36°17′15″E / 33.52917°N 36.28750°E /33.52917; 36.28750 | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
| City | Damascus |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 72,303 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| Climate | BSk |
Al-Salihiyah (Arabic:الصَّالِحِيَّة,romanized: aṣ-Ṣāliḥiyya) is amunicipality and neighborhood ofDamascus,Syria. It lies to the northwest of the old walled city of Damascus and about 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) southeast of theCitadel, at the foot ofMount Qasioun.[2] The quarter is famous as a resting place of venerated Islamic scholars, such as the mystic Sufi scholar and philosopherIbn Arabi and theHanabila Mosque. Further to the south, it also houses theSyrian Parliament building.
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