Saudi Arabia
THE MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT (JABAL AL-NUR) The Cave of Hira The Cave of Hira THE MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT (JABAL AL-NUR) Saudi Arabia | Heritage Sites | Asia THE MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT (JABAL AL-NUR) The Mountain of Light is a mountain which lies just outside Makkah about 3km from the...
Saudi Arabia
THE NOBLE KABAH THE NOBLE KABAH THE NOBLE KABAH THE NOBLE KABAH THE NOBLE KABAH Saudi Arabia | Heritage Sites | Asia THE NOBLE KABAH The noble Ka’bah is the focul point of Muslims around the globe and Muslims orient themselves in its direction five times every day at...
Syria
KRAK DES CHEVALIERS KRAK DES CHEVALIERS KRAK DES CHEVALIERS KRAK DES CHEVALIERS Syria | Places Of Interest | Asia KRAK DES CHEVALIERS The Krak is a massive Crusader fortress built during the First Crusade on a strategically important spot 40 kilometers from the city...
Syria
HAMA’ HAMA’ HAMA’ Syria | Middle East | Heritage Sites HAMA’ Waterwheels Hama is the fourth-largest city in Syria after Damascus, Aleppo and Hims. The city is renowned for its seventeen waterwheels known as ‘norias’ which were historically used to move water from the...
Syria
THE GREAT UMAYYAD MUSJID THE GREAT UMAYYAD MUSJID THE GREAT UMAYYAD MUSJID THE GREAT UMAYYAD MUSJID Middle East | Syria | Heritage Sites THE GREAT UMAYYAD MUSJID A decade after the completion of the Great Umayyad Musjid in Damascus (circa 700 AD), Caliph Al-Walid...
