Citadel of Damascus

Damascus

A shrine inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Hameidiyyeh quarter, about 100 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It stands on Qalet Demashq Street. The Old City of Damascus has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

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

A traditional souq in the Marjeh area of central Damascus, about 100 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It stands on Qalet Demashq Street and offers leather goods and saddlery. Marjeh is one of the busiest parts of central Damascus, a short walk from the old markets.

Damascus

The largest and best-known souq of Damascus, a covered market under an arched metal roof running about 600 m from beside the Citadel to the remains of the Temple of Jupiter in front of the Umayyad Mosque. It dates from the late Ottoman period and is named after Sultan Abdul Hamid; shops selling fabrics, clothes, souvenirs and sweets line it, among them the famous Bakdash ice-cream parlour.

Damascus

A monument in the Marjeh area of central Damascus, about 100 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It stands on Al Thawra Street and was built in 1993.

Damascus

A long-established ice-cream parlour inside Souq al-Hamidiyah in the Old City, a family business for more than a century that has become a symbol of the city. It still makes its ice cream the traditional way.