Al-Muallaq Mosque

Damascus

The river of Damascus, rising in the Anti-Lebanon mountains near al-Zabadani and entering the city through the Rabweh gorge; for centuries its branches watered the Ghouta orchards and the city's houses and fountains. In the centre it flows past the Takiyya Sulaymaniyya and along the north side of the Old City walls.

Damascus

A historic gate inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Amara Jowaniyyeh quarter, about 200 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It stands on Bein Assourain Lane. The Old City of Damascus has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

Damascus

A historic bathhouse inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Amara Jowaniyyeh quarter, about 200 m from the Umayyad Mosque. It stands on As Sabe' Tawale' Lane. The Old City of Damascus has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

Damascus

An Ayyubid madrasa begun under Nur al-Din Zangi and completed in the time of al-Adil, Saladin's brother, whose tomb it holds. It faces al-Zahiriyya Madrasa near the Umayyad Mosque.

Damascus

A Mamluk madrasa holding the tomb of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars (died 1277), built by his son near the Umayyad Mosque, with golden mosaics in its domed chamber. From the late 19th century it housed the Zahiriyya Library, the first major public library in Damascus.

Damascus

A historic mosque in the Oqaiba district of Damascus, about 400 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It stands on Souq Saroujah Street, dates from the Ayyubid period and was built in 1234.