How walkable is Qanawat?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Qanawat has a walkability score of 82 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Damascus, which scores 33 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
687 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Qanawat. The nearest grocery is مالك للشرقيات, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools. It is weakest for banks.
- وفر لجيبك24 min
- Romero27 min
- حلويات البيك4 min
- مطبعة الداية (Aldayeh Design&print)5 min
- شركة ميرا لاكسسوارات الالبسة6 min
- دهانات خالد ابن الوليد7 min
- كافيه راية الشام4 min
- مقهى القلعة6 min
- مصرف سورية المركزي22 min
- Byblos Bank24 min
- حديقة القرماني8 min
- ابن حجر11 min
- روضة العلاء الخاصة12 min
- مدرسة عمر الأبرش12 min
- Nour E Sham Book Centre12 min
- مكتبة سارة - دمشق - Sarah Stationery12 min
- قصر الحنين للأفراح12 min
- Al-Azm Palace13 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Qanawat at 33.5090, 36.2984. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 215 street intersections per km², and blocks average 68 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Qanawat
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Qanawat. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Damascus
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sarouja | 850 m | 83 |
| Baramkeh | 1 km | 52 |
| Abu Jarash | 3.1 km | 31 |
| Qadam | 4.1 km | 11 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Damascus page.
Questions about walking in Qanawat
Is Qanawat walkable?
Yes. Qanawat in Damascus has a walkability score of 82 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Qanawat more walkable than the rest of Damascus?
Qanawat is more walkable than Damascus as a whole: it scores 82, against 33 for the 5 km around Damascus's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Qanawat 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 Qanawat it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 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.