Embassy of Russia in Damascus
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The Embassy of Russia in Damascus is the diplomatic mission
of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic. The chancery is located in Omar Ben Al-Khattab
Street in Adawi, Damascus
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Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic. The chancery is located in Omar Ben Al-Khattab
Umar
`Umar ibn al-Khattāb c. 2 November , was a leading companion and adviser to the Islamic prophet Muhammad who later became the second Muslim Caliph after Muhammad's death....
Street in Adawi, Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
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Ambassadors of Russia to Syria
- Aleksandr Zotov (26 December 1992 to 13 September 1994)
- Viktor Gogitidze (13 September 1994 to 31 August 1999)
- Robert Markaryan (31 August 1999 to 10 November 2006)
- Sergey Kirpichenko (1 December 2006 to present)