Damascus Straight Street

The Damascus Straight Street c. 1900

Bab Sharqi Street at the east end of Damascus Straight Street

Roman triumphal arch on Damascus Straight Street

The Damascus Straight Street; biblical wording, Street Called Straight, (Latin: Via Recta, Arabic: الشارع المستقيم‎ Al-Shāri` al-Mustaqīm) is the Roman street (Decumanus Maximus) that runs from east to west in the old city of Damascus, Syria. It was visited by St. Paul as recorded in the book of Acts.

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Damascus

Neighborhoods

Buildings and
structures

Madrasas	Al-Adiliyah Madrasa Al-Shamiyah al-Kubra Madrasa Al-Fathiyah Madrasa Al-Mujahidiyah Madrasa Al-Qilijiyah Madrasa Al-Rukniyah Madrasa Al-Sahiba Madrasa Al-Salimiyah Madrasa Al-Sibaiyah Madrasa Al-Zahiriyah Library Nur al-Din Madrasa

Mosques (List)	Aqsab Mosque Darwish Pasha Mosque Hanabila Mosque Murad Pasha Mosque Nabi Habeel Mosque Sinan Pasha Mosque Tekkiye Mosque Umayyad Mosque Yalbugha Mosque

Gates	Bab al-Faradis Bab al-Faraj Bab al-Jabiyah Bab al-Saghir Bab al-Salam Bab Kisan Bab Sharqi Bab Tuma

Prisons	Adra Prison Far' Falastin Mezzeh prison

Stadiums	Abbasiyyin Stadium Al-Fayhaa Stadium Al-Jalaa Stadium Tishreen Stadium Al-Muhafaza Stadium

Other	Al-Assad National Library Azm Palace Bakdash (ice cream parlor) Bawabet Dimashq Bayt al-Aqqad Beit al-Mamlouka Hotel Blue Tower Hotel Four Seasons Hotel Damascus Citadel of Damascus Damascus International Airport Damascus Opera House Havana Cafe Hejaz Train Station Jobar Synagogue Maktab Anbar National Museum of Damascus Statue of Saladin Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Shami Hospital

History
(Timeline)

Sport

Streets and
squares

Other

Category:Damascus

Coordinates: 33°30′33″N 36°18′41″E / 33.50917°N 36.31139°E / 33.50917; 36.31139

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