Souq al-Harir

Damascus

A historic caravanserai inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Hameidiyyeh quarter, about 100 m from Azm Palace. It stands on Souq Al Hamidiyah and dates from the Ottoman period. The Old City of Damascus has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

Damascus

A historic caravanserai inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Hariqa quarter, about 100 m from Azm Palace. 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 Hariqa quarter, about 100 m from Azm Palace. It dates from the Ottoman period. The Old City of Damascus has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

Damascus

A historic caravanserai inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Hameidiyyeh quarter, about 200 m from Souq al-Hamidiyah. It stands on Souq Al Hamidiyah and dates from the Ottoman period. The Old City of Damascus has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.

Damascus

A madrasa built between 1167 and 1172 by Sultan Nur al-Din Zangi in Souq al-Khayyatin, where he was buried after his death in 1174. His tomb chamber is crowned by a muqarnas dome, one of the finest examples of Zengid architecture in Damascus.

Damascus

The walled historic city at the heart of Damascus, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Within its walls and gates lie the Umayyad Mosque, covered souqs, khans, bathhouses, churches and hundreds of old Damascene houses.