Neither of those is the closest one, but Jerusalem is about 125 miles closer to it than Damascus is.
It is in the North part of the equator.
India is located north of the equator.
Pakistan is north of the equator.
The North Pole is due north of the Equator.
north of the equator
North of the equator
north of the equator
Mali is north of the equator.
It is north of the equator.
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator, and the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
China is north of the equator.China is entirely to the north of the equator. It is over 2,000 miles to the south from China to the equator.