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Souq al Buzuriyah
South of the Umayyad Mosque, Souq al Buzuriyah has been a cornerstone of Damascus’s commercial life for centuries, its h...
Souq al Hamidiyah
Beneath the towering walls of the Damascus Citadel, Souq al Hamidiyah stretches like a grand artery into the heart of th...
Jabal al Arbaʿīn
Perched high on the slopes of Mount Qasioun, Jabal al Arbaʿīn is a place where legend, faith, and breathtaking views con...
Mount Qasioun
Mount Qasioun, the rocky sentinel that rises above Damascus, is both a natural landmark and a place steeped in legend. I...
Old Damascus
Old Damascus, the beating heart of one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, is a living tapestry of hist...
The Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus
The Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Mar Sarkis) in Maaloula is one of Syria’s oldest surviving Christian sanctu...
The Shrine of Sayyida Zaynab
The Shrine of Sayyida Zaynab, located about 10 km south of central Damascus, is one of the most important Shia pilgrimag...
Al Azem Palace
Al Azem Palace, nestled in the heart of Damascus’s Old City near the Umayyad Mosque, is a masterpiece of 18th century Da...
Monastery of Saint Thecla
The Monastery of Saint Thecla (Mar Takla) in Maaloula is one of Syria’s most revered Christian pilgrimage sites, steeped...
Mariamite Cathedral
The Mariamite Cathedral, seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch since 1342, stands on one of the oldest cont...
National Museum of Damascus
The National Museum of Damascus, established in 1919 by the Syrian Ministry of Education under the reign of King Faisal...
