Jayrud

Jayrud: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jayrud

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Jayrud — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.80722, 36.74028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jayrud

• Convent of Saint Thecla · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saints Sergios and Bacchos Monastery · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dayr Mar Musa · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~32 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery · Buddhist site · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~45 km · Must-see
• Monastery of Mar Yakub (St James) · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~50 km · Must-see
• Holy Cross · church · Damascus Governorate · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aqsab Mosque · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Anania's House · church · Damascus Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• جامع ومدرسة الركنية · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kathedrale St. Paul (Damaskus) · church · Damascus Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint George · church · Damascus Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• Iman Mosque · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• جامع العثمان · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• جامع الحنابلة · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• Al-Tawba mosque · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• The Museum Of Calligraphy - Al Madrasa Aldjaqmaqiya · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• جامع مصطفى لالا باشا · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jayrud

Other forts & heritage near Jayrud

• The Museum Of Calligraphy - Al Madrasa Aldjaqmaqiya · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Saladin · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum of Saladin · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• Minaret of the Bride · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• A'zm Palace · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jupiter Temple · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Damascus · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~65 km · Must-see
• نصب ساحة المرجة · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sulaymaniya Takiya · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Damascus Sword · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~67 km · Must-see

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