Baramkeh

Baramkeh (Arabic: البرامكة), named after Barmakids, is a neighborhood and district of the Qanawat municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 14,969 in the 2004 census.^[1] The neighborhood was founded during the late 19th century, during Ottoman rule.^[2] A military secondary school was established in Baramkeh in 1890s.^[3] The district contains a campus of the Damascus University.

Baramkeh البرامكة
Neighborhood
Baramkeh Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°30′22″N 36°17′12″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Damascus Governorate
Subdistrict	Damascus
Municipality	Qanawat
Population  (2004)
• Total	14,969