There are a few remains of the Hims Citadel in the southwest of the old city which appear to be of Ayyubid origin. The...
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OLD CITY WALLS AND ITS DOORS
Bab as-Saghir - the southern gates of the city The old city of Damascus was always surrounded by extensive...
MOUNT QĀSIYŪN
This is a mountain that overlooks the city of Damascus. The slopes of this renowned mountain are the home to many a...
KRAK DES CHEVALIERS
The Krak is a massive Crusader fortress built during the First Crusade on a strategically important spot 40...
HAMA’
Waterwheels Hama is the fourth-largest city in Syria after Damascus, Aleppo and Hims. The city is renowned for its...
THE GREAT UMAYYAD MUSJID
A decade after the completion of the Great Umayyad Musjid in Damascus (circa 700 AD), Caliph Al-Walid decided to...
MA’ARAT AL-NU’MAN
Grave of Umar ibnʿAbd al-ʿAzīz RA The most important site in this agricultural town is the grave of ʿUmaribnʿAbd...
MUSJID KHALID IBN AL-WALID
MUSJID KHALID IBN AL-WALID RAGRAVE OF KHALID IBN AL-WALID RAQUOTE OF KHALID IBN AL-WALID RA OUTSIDE THE MUSJIDGet...
NAWA, SYRIA
GRAVE OF IMAM NAWAWI RAGet Directions How to get here: The village of Nawa is approximately 100km south of Damascus...
BUSRA AS-SHAM
MUSJID MABRAK AN NAQAHMIHRAB OF THE MUSJIDGet Directions How to get here: It is situated 140km south of Damascus and...