Home›1980s establishments in Syria›Saidnayafängelset🌐SvenskaEnglishBahasa IndonesiaDeutschEspañolFrançaisNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsSvenskaTürkçeРусскийالعربيةفارسی한국어中文日本語EntityQ12215498· pop 32· linked from 142 articlesSaidnayafängelsetAlso known as Sednaya military prison, Saydnaya Prisonfängelse i SyrienKey factsLocationSednaya , Rif Dimashq Governorate , SyriaStatusDefunctOpened1986 ; 40 years ago ( 1986 ) (construction began in 1981)Closed8 December 2024 ; 18 months ago ( 2024-12-08 ) ( Fall of Damascus )Managed byMinistry of Defence of Syria (1986–2024)via Wikipedia infoboxWikidata factsImageSednaya prison after the Fall of Assad.pngShow 4 more factsinception1987-00-00native labelسجن صيدناياCommons categorySednaya Prisondissolved, abolished or demolished dateOn the mapAvailable in 31 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch中文日本語РусскийPortuguêsالعربيةArmenianAzerbaijaniConnectionsIran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil warEntityDemocratic Autonomous Administration of North and East SyriaEntityCategories1980s establishments in Syria2024 disestablishments in SyriaBa'athist SyriaBuildings and structures in DamascusDefunct prisons in SyriaHuman rights abuses in SyriaMilitary prisoner abuse scandalsMilitary prisonsPrison rapePrisons completed in the 1980sSexual violence in the Syrian civil warTorture in Syria