Ottoman Aviators' Graves

Damascus

The tomb of Sultan Saladin (died 1193), built in 1196 in a small garden against the north wall of the Umayyad Mosque. It was restored after the visit of the German Emperor Wilhelm II in 1898, who donated a marble cenotaph that stands beside the original wooden one over Saladin's remains.

Damascus

A museum of Arabic calligraphy in al-Jaqmaqiyya, a Mamluk madrasa built between 1418 and 1421 next to the Umayyad Mosque, whose façade is known for its coloured stonework and carved inscriptions. It shows manuscripts, calligraphic panels and the tools of calligraphers.

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 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 restaurant inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Hameidiyyeh quarter, about 200 m from the Umayyad Mosque. It stands on Souq Bab Al Bareed Lane. From here the markets, mosques and churches of the Old City are all within walking distance.

Damascus

Remains of the Roman Temple of Jupiter, raised in the first centuries AD on the site of an older Aramaean temple of the god Hadad. Its most striking survivor is the western gateway with its massive Corinthian columns, at the end of Souq al-Hamidiyah facing the Umayyad Mosque.