Embassy of Russia in Damascus
| Embassy of the Russian Federation in Damascus Посольство Российской Федерации в Дамаске سفارة روسيا الاتحادية في دمشق | |
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| Location | Damascus |
| Address | Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street, Adawi |
| Ambassador | Azamat Kulmuhametov |
The Embassy of Russia in Damascus (Arabic: سفارة روسيا الاتحادية في دمشق) 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.[1]
The USSR Embassy in Damascus opened in February 1946. In January 1992, with the fall of the Soviet Union, it became the de facto embassy of the Russian Federation.
Ambassadors of Russia to Syria
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- 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 7 September 2011)
- Azamat Kulmuhametov (7 September 2011 to present)
See also
References
- ↑ Сирия (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 2008-06-27.
External links
- (English) (Russian) (Arabic) Embassy of Russia in Syria
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Coordinates: 33°31′33″N 36°18′01″E / 33.52583°N 36.30028°E
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