MOUNT QĀSIYŪN
MOUNT QĀSIYŪN

MOUNT QĀSIYŪN

Syria
MOUNT QĀSIYŪN

  • This is a mountain that overlooks the city of Damascus. The slopes of this renowned mountain are the home to many a legend.

  • One such legend is that a cave on the slope facing the city – named ‘Maghārat al-Dam’ (Cave of Blood) – is the site of earths first fratricidal killing.  The spot where Qābīl (Cain) killed Hābīl (Abel)

  • It is possible that this is the site, but it isn’t substantiated by any sound narrations.

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. Most of the city walls that once defended the old...
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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 fortifications. The city’s walls, towers and gates fended off many armies during its lifetime and always required renovations and restorations. While the city’s...
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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 of Hims, called l’Chamelle by the Crusaders, in the middle of the Syrian desert. What made this spot so strategic was that only one...
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