Barada River

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

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.

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

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 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.