How walkable is Baramkeh?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Baramkeh has a walkability score of 52 out of 100 across the 500 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Damascus, which scores 33 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
567 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Baramkeh. The nearest grocery is مالك للشرقيات, about 22 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for parks. It is weakest for groceries and banks.
- الجزماتية25 min
- Romero28 min
- ابو رمانة_ساحة المطاعم9 min
- Orient House9 min
- دهانات خالد ابن الوليد10 min
- دغرور برامكة: ديكور عزل اكساء بناء11 min
- مطعم وكافية زهرة الشام13 min
- كافيه راية الشام16 min
- Byblos Bank24 min
- Commercial Bank of No. 728 min
- Unnamed park3 min
- حديقة 17 نيسان7 min
- مدرسة عمر الأبرش16 min
- Mashael alsham school16 min
- مكتبة سارة - دمشق - Sarah Stationery16 min
- مكتبة بلاس - Plus Library17 min
- National Museum of Syria15 min
- قصر الحنين للأفراح16 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Baramkeh at 33.5048, 36.2887. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 146 street intersections per km², and blocks average 86 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Baramkeh
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 500 m around the centre of Baramkeh. Rings mark 250 m and 500 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Damascus
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Qanawat | 1 km | 82 |
| Sarouja | 1.6 km | 83 |
| Qadam | 3.4 km | 11 |
| Abu Jarash | 4 km | 31 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Damascus page.
Questions about walking in Baramkeh
Is Baramkeh walkable?
Partly. Baramkeh in Damascus has a walkability score of 52 out of 100 across the 500 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is Baramkeh more walkable than the rest of Damascus?
Baramkeh is more walkable than Damascus as a whole: it scores 52, against 33 for the 5 km around Damascus's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Damascus neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Damascus?
Of the 5 Damascus neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Sarouja (83), Qanawat (82) and Baramkeh (52).
How is the walkability score of Baramkeh calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Baramkeh it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 500 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.