Sah Al Nawm Hotel

Damascus

A historic mosque in the Oqaiba district of Damascus, about 400 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It stands on Souq Saroujah Street, dates from the Ayyubid period and was built in 1234.

Damascus

A museum of the history of Damascus in Beit Khalid al-Azm, an Ottoman-era Damascene house in Saroujah that belonged to the Syrian prime minister Khalid al-Azm. Old maps, photographs and documents of the city are shown in the house's decorated halls.

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 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.

Damascus

A hotel in the Marjeh area of central Damascus, about 400 m from the Citadel of Damascus. It stands on Souq Saroujah Street. Marjeh is one of the city's oldest hotel districts, a short walk from the old markets.

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.