Learn names of important places in Arabic. Today you will learn Arabic names of the places in the country, names of important buildings and infrastructure elements in the city.
The list contains plural for each word and pronunciation.
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Places in the country in Arabic
The word place in Arabic is مَكان [makaan], plural: أَمَاكِن [amaakin].
Learn the names of places in the country in Arabic. The list below includes words such as: city, river, valley, meadow etc.
If you don’t know the Arabic alphabet yet check our post Arabic alphabet – All you need to know to write in Arabic
| English | Arabic transliteration | Arabic plural transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain | جَبَل jabal | جِبَال jibaal |
| River | نَهْر nahr | أَنْهَار anhaar |
| Valley | وادي waadi | وِدْيان widyaan |
| Village | قَرْيَة qarya | قُرَى qura |
| City | مَدينَة madiina | مُدُن mudun |
| Capital city | عَاصِمَة 3aaSima | عَوَاصِم 3awaaSim |
| Sea | بَحْر baHr | بِحَار biHaar |
| Forest | غابَة ghaaba | غَابَات ghaabaat |
| Country side | ريف riif | أَرْيَاف aryaaf |
| Field | حَقْل Haql | حُقُول Huquul |
| Lake | بُحَيْرَة buHayra | بُحَيْرَات buHayraat |
| Meadow | مَرْج marj | مُرُوج muruuj |
| Street | شارِع shaari3 | شَوَارِع shawaari3 |
| Road | طَريق Tariiq | طُرُق Turuq |
| Bridge | جِسْر jisr | جُسُور jusuur |
Important buildings in the city in Arabic
The word building , structure, construction in Arabic is مَبْنى [mabna], plural: مَبانِي [mabaani].
You can also use the word بِنَاْيَة [binaaya], plural:بِنَايَات [binaayaat] which means building as well.
Below you are going to find names of the most important buildings in the city such as: hospital, bank, court etc.
| English | Arabic transliteration | Arabic plural transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Airport | مَطار maTaar | مَطَارَات maTaaraat |
| Post office | مَكْتَبُ البَريد maktabu al-bariid | |
| School | مَدْرَسَة madrasa | مَدَارِس madaaris |
| Hospital | مُسْتَشْفى mustashfa | مُستَشفَيات mustashfayaat |
| Police station | مَخْفَر makhfar | مَخَاْفِر makhaafir |
| Library | مَكْتَبَة maktaba | مَكَاتِب makaatib |
| Restaurant | مَطْعَم maT3am | مَطَاعِم maTaa3im |
| Park | حَدِيقَة Hadiiqa | حَدَائِق Hadaa’iq |
| Station | مَحَطَّة maHaTTa | مَحَطَّات maHaTTaat |
| Bank | مَصْرِف maSrif | مَصَارِف maSaarif |
| Pharmacy | صَيْدَلِيَّة Saydaliyya | صَيْدَلِيَّات Saydaliyyaat |
| Cinema | سينَما siinama | |
| Embassy | سِفَارَة sifaara | سِفَارَات sifaaraat |
| Court | مَحْكَمَة maHkama | مَحَاكِم maHaakim |
| Museum | مُتْحَف mutHaf or matHaf | مَتَاحِف mataaHif |
| Shop | دُكّان dukkaan | دَكَاكِين dakaakiin |
| Prison | سِجْن sijn | سُجُون sujuun |
| University | جَامِعَة jaami3a | جَامِعَات jaami3aat |
| Mosque | مَسْجِد masjid | مَسَاجِد masaajid |
| Church | كَنِيسَة kaniisa | كَنَائِس kanaa’is |
| Market | سوق suuq | أَسْوَاق aswaaq |
| Hotel | فُنْدُق funduq | فَنَادِق fanaadiq |
| Castle | قَصْر qaSr | قُصُور quSuur |
| Tower | بُرْج burj | أبْراج abraaj |
| Square | ساحة saaHa مَيْدان maydaan | سَاحَات saaHaat مَيَادِين mayaadiin |
| Cemetery | مَقْبَرَة maqbara | مَقَابِر maqaabir |
| Bakery | مَخْبَز makhbaz | مَخَابِز makhaabiz |
| Statue | تِمْثال timthaal | تَمَاثِيل tamaathiil |
| Zoo | حَديقَةُ حَيَوَانَات hadiqatu Hayawaanaat |
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