Al-Asali

Al-Asali (Arabic: العسالي) is a neighborhood and district of the Qadam municipality in Damascus, Syria.^[1][2] It had a population of 21,731 in the 2004 census.^[3] The neighborhood was built around the small al-Asali maqam (shrine), named after Shaykh Ahmad al-Asali al-Khalwati, a local Muslim holy man.^[4] The al-Asali shrine was a station in the annual Hajj pilgrim caravan, which came to an end in the early 20th century.^[5] During the caravan procession, tents were set up around the shrine to host dignitaries and pilgrims before the caravan departed the city for Mecca.^[5]

Al-Asali العسالي
Neighborhood
Al-Asali Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°27′59″N 36°17′9″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Damascus Governorate
Subdistrict	Damascus
Municipality	Qadam
Population  (2004)
• Total	21,731
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)
Climate	BSk