King Faisal Street

King Faisal Street

Saint Matilda Church and ar-Rahman Mosque at King Faisal Street
Native name	شارع الملك فيصل (Arabic)
Length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Location	Al-Jamiliyah and al-Sabil districts, Aleppo, Syria
Coordinates	36°12′47″N 37°08′28″E / 36.21306°N 37.14111°E / 36.21306; 37.14111
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Inauguration	1919

King Faisal Street (Arabic: شارع الملك فيصل) is a main street in central Aleppo, Syria. Located to the northwest of the Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square connecting the Aleppo Public Park with Al-Sabil Park.^[1] The street ends up with Shihan Square to the north of the city centre.

History

King Faisal street was founded in 1919, to connect al-Jamiliyah district at the city centre with al-Sabil park, through the Syriac district. It was named in the honour of Faisal I the king of Syria.

In 1964, the Saint Matilda Melkite Greek church was opened on the street. Later in 1994, Al-Rahman mosque was built on the street, adjacent to al-Sabil park.

The street served as a highway until 2008 when the separating green row of trees was removed and the street was turned to a single-way avenue.

Gallery

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  King Faisal street in 1950
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  Saint Matilda church
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  Al-Rahman mosque on Faisal street

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