BĀB AS-SAGHĪR CEMETERY

Syria

ENTRANCE TO BĀB AS-SAGHĪR CEMETERY GRAVES AT BĀB AS-SAGHĪR CEMETERY BĀB AS-SAGHĪR CEMETERY Get Directions How to get here: The graveyard is a well-known landmark in the city and situated just outside the Bāb as-Saghīr city gate in the South of the old city. The Bab...

 AZ-ZAHIRIYAH LIBRARY

Syria

AZ-ZAHIRIYAH LIBRARY AZ-ZAHIRIYAH LIBRARY INTERIOR AZ-ZAHIRIYAH LIBRARY Get Directions How to get here: Located to the North-West of the Umawi Musjid, the library is a few minutes’ walk away in Zuqaaq Malik Thahir alleyway. The Az-Zahiriyah library is a historic...

 DARUL HADITH ASHRAFIYYA

Syria

DARUL HADITH ASHRAFIYYA DARUL HADITH ASHRAFIYYA Get Directions How to get here: Just a 4 minute walk from the Umawi Musjid in the direction of the Citadel. The second institute in the world to specialise in hadith (sayings of Muhammad SAW) was built in 1235 CE by...

 CITADEL

Jordan

CITADEL WALLS STATUE OF SALAH AD-DIN INFRONT OF THE CITADEL THE NORTHERN WALL OF THE CITADEL CITADEL OF DAMASCUS Get Directions How to get here: The citadel is a major landmark in the old city and is situated on its main road – Al Thawra Street. The foundations of the...

SOUK AL-HAMIDIYAH

Syria

SOUK AL-HAMIDIYAH Al-Hamidiyah Souq Get Directions How to get here: The souk begins on the main road of the old city – Al Thawra Street – and continues to the Grand Mosque of Damascus. Built in 1780 under the rule of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid, the souk is named...