Al-Tawba Mosque

Damascus

A hotel in the Oqaiba district of Damascus, about 600 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It stands on Souq Saroujah Street.

Damascus

A historic mosque inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Amara Baraniyyeh quarter, about 300 m from the Umayyad Mosque. It stands on King Faisal Street. The Old City of Damascus has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

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 gate inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Amara Jowaniyyeh quarter, about 200 m from the Umayyad Mosque. It stands on Naqib Al Ashraf Lane. The Old City of Damascus has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

Damascus

A popular market in the Marjeh area of central Damascus, about 300 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It offers second-hand clothes and goods. Marjeh is one of the busiest parts of central Damascus, a short walk from the old markets.