Bab al-Faraj

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

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 historic madrasa inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Hameidiyyeh quarter, about 100 m from Souq al-Hamidiyah. It stands on Souq Al Hamidiyah and dates from the Ayyubid period. 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 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

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.