Qanawat
ٱلْقَنَوَات
Municipality
Qanawat on the District map of Damascus
Qanawat on the District map of Damascus
Qanawat is located in Damascus
Qanawat
Qanawat
Location in Damascus
Qanawat is located in Syria
Qanawat
Qanawat
Qanawat (Syria)
Coordinates: 33°29′54″N 36°16′38″E / 33.49833°N 36.27722°E / 33.49833; 36.27722
Country Syria
GovernorateDamascus Governorate
CityDamascus
Population
 (2004)
 • Total58,053[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateBSk

Qanawat (Arabic: ٱلْقَنَوَات, romanized: al-Qanawāt) is a municipality of the Damascus, Syria, due west of the Old City. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 58,053.[1] The municipality contains numerous government buildings such as the University of Damascus, National Museum of Damascus, Damascus Governorate Police headquarters, and the Ministries of Tourism, Information, and Interior. It also features historical places of interest such as the Hejaz Railway, the Sulaymaniyya Takiyya, and Hammam al-Jadid.

History

The name Qanawat, Arabic for "channels", refers to the ruins of a historical Roman aqueduct in the Qanawat district.[2] The Bab Sreijeh district contains the Mamluk-era Turkish bathhouse Hammam al-Jadid,[3] today a gay bathhouse.[4][5]

In July 2012, during the Syrian Civil War, the Free Syrian Army Rebels attacked the police headquarters compound.[6]

Districts

A street in Qanawat
  • Ansari (pop. 9,552)
  • Bab al-Jabiyah (pop. 3,697)
  • Bab Sreijeh (pop. 5,612)
  • Baramkeh (pop. 14,969)
  • Al-Hijaz (pop. 5,572)
  • Mujtahid (pop. 3,061)
  • Qanawat (pop. 4,610)
  • Qabr Atikah (pop. 7,213)
  • Al-Suwayqah (pop. 3,767)

References

  1. 1 2 "CBSSYR : Arab Republic Office Of Prime Minister". CBSSYR. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Burns, Ross (2005). Damascus: A History. Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 0415271053.
  3. ↑ Burns, Ross (2005). Damascus: A History. Routledge. p. 207. ISBN 0415271053.
  4. ↑ "Hammam Jedeed (el Jadid), Bab Sreejeh Gay Damascus Bathhouses Saunas". www.cruisinggays.com.
  5. ↑ "Gay Syria 2004 - Personal Stories". www.globalgayz.com.
  6. ↑ "Rebels attack Damascus Police Headquarters". Jerusalem Post. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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