Rawda Square

Coordinates: 33°31′16.09″N 36°16′58.15″E / 33.5211361°N 36.2828194°E / 33.5211361; 36.2828194 Al-Rawda Square (Arabic: ساحة الروضة‎‎ / ALA-LC: sāḥat ar-Rawḍah) is a square in north-west Damascus. The square is the location of the National Security Building, where the Defence Minister as well as President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law were assassinated On July 18, 2012 during the Syrian civil war.^[1]

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Venues	Abbasiyyin Stadium Al-Fayhaa Stadium Al-Jalaa Stadium Tishreen Stadium Al-Muhafaza Stadium Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena

Clubs	Al-Majd SC Al-Jaish SC Al-Shorta SC Al-Wahda SC Al-Muhafaza SC Barada SC Nidal SC

Category:Damascus

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