How walkable is Sarouja?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Sarouja has a walkability score of 83 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 most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Damascus, which scores 33 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
716 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Sarouja. The nearest grocery is وفر لجيبك, about 15 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and culture & entertainment.
- Romero18 min
- مالك للشرقيات20 min
- Pizza Romantica4 min
- معجنات أبو حسن4 min
- اسماك الزينة في دمشق4 min
- DAHI GRUOP6 min
- درج الياسمين كافيه3 min
- قهوة الربيع3 min
- مصرف سورية المركزي8 min
- Byblos Bank16 min
- حديقة القرماني4 min
- حديقة مجلس الشعب7 min
- مدرسة عمر الأبرش11 min
- Mashael alsham school11 min
- مكتبة سارة - دمشق - Sarah Stationery11 min
- المكتبة الظاهرية13 min
- Cinema City8 min
- قصر الحنين للأفراح11 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Sarouja at 33.5165, 36.2979. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 194 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Sarouja
- 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 Sarouja. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Damascus
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Qanawat | 850 m | 82 |
| Baramkeh | 1.6 km | 52 |
| Abu Jarash | 2.4 km | 31 |
| Qadam | 4.8 km | 11 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Damascus page.
Questions about walking in Sarouja
Is Sarouja walkable?
Yes. Sarouja in Damascus has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Sarouja more walkable than the rest of Damascus?
Sarouja is more walkable than Damascus as a whole: it scores 83, against 33 for the 5 km around Damascus's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Sarouja 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 Sarouja 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.