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HIMS CITADEL AND THE OLD CITY WALLS

There are a few remains of the Hims Citadel in the southwest of the old city which appear to be of Ayyubid origin. The fortifications had been restored during the Mamluk period but were largely destroyed in the 1830’s.

BUSRA AS-SHAM

Syria

MUSJID MABRAK AN NAQAHMIHRAB OF THE MUSJIDGet Directions How to get here: It is situated 140km south of Damascus and...

NUR AL-DIN MADRASSAH

Syria

NUR AL-DIN MADRASAHCOURTYARD OF NUR AL-DIN MADRASAHGet Directions How to get here: Hidden away in the markets of the...

AL-TEKIYEH AL-SULEIMANIYEH MOSQUE

Syria

AL-TEKIYEH AL-SULEIMANIYEH MOSQUEGet Directions How to get here: The Musjid is located next to the National Museum...

ḠŪṬA AREA OF DAMASCUS

Syria

ḠŪṬA AREA OF DAMASCUSGet Directions How to get here: Just a 13 minute drive from the Jinnah International airport in...

WHITE EASTERN MINARET (BAB SHARQI)

Syria

BAB SHARQIGet Directions How to get here: The Eastern Gate is a 15 minute walk from the Umawi musjid. Ali Al Jamal...

TOMB OF SAYYIDAH ZAYNAB BINT ALI RA

Syria

TOMB OF SAYYIDAH ZAYNAB BINT ALI RAENTRANCE TO THE MUSJID IN THE NORTHERN WALL OF THE CITADELSAYYIDAH ZAYNABINTERIOR...

TOMB OF ABU AL-DARDA RA

Syria

TOMB OF ABU AL-DARDA RAGet Directions How to get here: The site lies adjacent to the northern wall of the citadel...

BĀB AS-SAGHĪR CEMETERY

Syria

ENTRANCE TO BĀB AS-SAGHĪR CEMETERYGRAVES AT BĀB AS-SAGHĪR CEMETERYGet Directions How to get here: The graveyard is a...

AZ-ZAHIRIYAH LIBRARY

Syria

AZ-ZAHIRIYAH LIBRARYAZ-ZAHIRIYAH LIBRARY INTERIORGet Directions How to get here: Located to the North-West of the...