Al-Halbouni

Damascus

A hotel in the Hijaz district of Damascus, about 100 m from the Tekkiye Mosque. It stands on Muslim al-Baroudi Street.

Damascus

An Ottoman complex on the bank of the Barada river, commissioned by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the architect Sinan; its mosque was completed in 1559 and a madrasa was added in 1566. It once hosted pilgrims and the poor, is known for its two slender minarets and domes, and its former cells now house a handicrafts market.

Damascus

The grave of Mehmed VI Vahideddin, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He died in exile in 1926 and was buried in the cemetery of the Sulaymaniyya Takiyya in Damascus.

Damascus

A restaurant in the Hijaz district of Damascus, about 100 m from the Tekkiye Mosque. It stands on Muslim al-Baroudi Street and serves pizza.

Damascus

A hotel in the Hijaz district of Damascus, about 200 m from the Hejaz Railway Station. It stands on Halbouni Street.

Damascus

Syria's military museum, set up in part of the grounds of the Takiyya Sulaymaniyya by the Barada, showing weapons and military equipment from different periods. It stands next to the National Museum; check its opening times before visiting.