--- title: "Barzeh, Syria – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Barzeh, Syria, Syria: Barzeh or Barza is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of Damascus, Syria. Nearby: Mount Qasioun, Abbasiyyin Stadium…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/barzeh" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/barzeh.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Ciconia_ciconia_-_01.jpg/1920px-Ciconia_ciconia_-_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Municipality in Damascus Governorate, Syria # Barzeh, Syria Barzeh or Barza is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of Damascus, Syria. ![Barzeh, Syria](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Ciconia_ciconia_-_01.jpg/1920px-Ciconia_ciconia_-_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Barzeh, Syria · Carlos Delgado The place Barzeh or Barza is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barzeh had a population of 47,339 in the 2004 census. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzeh%2C_Syria), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Barzeh, Syria 6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Mount Qasioun Mount Qasioun is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. 3.4 km · Historic mountain in Damascus · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Qasioun) 2. Abbasiyyin Stadium The Abbasiyyin Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, that is currently closed. It mostly hosted football matches and served as the home venue of the Syrian national team in the past. 3.8 km · stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasiyyin_Stadium) 3. Al-Rukniyah Madrasa Al-Rukniyah Madrasa is a 13th-century madrasa located in Damascus, Syria. 3.5 km · AL-rukniyah school and mosque; an old islamic school in Damascus,Syria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Rukniyah_Madrasa) 4. October War Panorama The October War Panorama is a National museum located in Damascus, Syria which commemorates the memory of the 1973 October War between Egypt and Syria against Israel from a Syrian perspective, and the 1982 Lebanon War battles that were fought against Israel. 2.3 km · National museum in Damascus, Syria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_War_Panorama) 5. Al-Fayhaa Stadium Al-Fayhaa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home venue of the Syria national football team. 3.8 km · sports stadium in Damascus, Syria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Fayhaa_Stadium_(Damascus%29) 6. Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology The Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology is center of excellence for higher education, research & development in Damascus, Syria. It is linked to the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center. 800 m · University in Damascus, Syria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Institute_of_Applied_Sciences_and_Technology_(Damascus%29) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Barzeh, Syria **Airports:** Damascus (DAM), 24 km · Beirut Rafic Hariri (BEY), 82 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 179 km\ - Aleppo → Barzeh, Syria Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aleppo-to-barzeh-syria) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aleppo&to=Barzeh%2C+Syria) - Beirut → Barzeh, Syria Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/beirut-to-barzeh-syria) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Beirut&to=Barzeh%2C+Syria) - Amman → Barzeh, Syria Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/amman-to-barzeh-syria) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Amman&to=Barzeh%2C+Syria) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Barzeh%2C%20Syria) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Barzeh, Syria Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Barzeh, Syria. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Petra and Wadi Musa](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/petra) JO 12 ways of moving, 17 sources 368 km 2. [Wadi Rum](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/wadi-rum) JO 8 ways of moving, 23 sources 451 km 3. [Dahab](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dahab) EG 8 ways of moving, 29 sources 588 km 4. [Kastellorizo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kastellorizo) GR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 679 km 5. [Gyumri](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gyumri) AM 12 ways of moving, 47 sources 1,044 km If you know how people move in Barzeh, Syria – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cbarzeh&title=Barzeh%2C+Syria&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fbarzeh), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Barzeh, Syria Barzeh, Syria is 6 km from [Damascus](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/damascus), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Al Qaboun](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/al-qaboun) municipality in Syria 2.8 km - [Rukn Eddine](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/rukn-eddine) municipality in Damascus Governorate, Syria 3.9 km - [Maaraba](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/maaraba) village in Rif Dimashq 3.2 km - [Abu Jarash](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/abu-jarash) neighborhood in Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria 3.9 km [The place page for Barzeh, Syria](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/barzeh) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Syria](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-SY) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/barzeh, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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