Straight Street
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Straight Street is a historically significant main thoroughfare in the old city of Damascus, renowned as one of the world’s oldest continuously used streets and a key landmark in the city’s urban layout and religious history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
ⓘ
street ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman urban planning ⓘ |
| biblicalEventAssociatedWith | conversion of Saul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle) ⓘ |
| builtAs | decumanus maximus of Roman Damascus ⓘ |
| cityGateAtEastEnd | Bab Sharqi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimToFame | one of the world’s oldest continuously used streets ⓘ |
| continuouslyUsedSince | antiquity ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Damascus’s ancient urban layout ⓘ |
| economicRole | commercial street ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic buildings along its length
ⓘ
narrow alleys and side streets ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalLayer |
Byzantine era modifications
ⓘ
Islamic era developments ⓘ Roman era structures ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Bab Sharqi (East Gate of Damascus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Ananias NERFINISHED ⓘ several churches ⓘ traditional markets and shops ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic |
الشارع المستقيم
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
الطريق المستقيم NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Straight Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Via Recta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin | Via Recta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPavementType | stone ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Ancient City of Damascus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old City of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of religious, commercial, and residential functions ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Damascus street network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic centre of Damascus ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bab Sharqi neighborhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian Quarter of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | site associated with early Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular destination for cultural tourism
ⓘ
popular destination for religious pilgrims ⓘ |
| urbanFunction | main east–west thoroughfare of old Damascus ⓘ |
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