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Damascus (/ d ə ˈ m æ s k ə s / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / d ə ˈ m ɑː s k ə s / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشْق, romanized: Dimašq) is the largest city in Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.
Located nearby is Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine which contains the grave of Sukayna, the infant daughter of Husayn ibn ‘Alī. The site was built around the mausoleum in 1985 and exhibits the modern style of Iranian architecture, with a tremendous amount of mirror and gold work. There is a small mosque area adjoining the shrine room, along with a ...
King Faysal Street, a traditional hand-craft region in a protected buffer zone near the walls of Old Damascus between the Citadel and Bab Touma, is threatened by a proposed motorway. In 2007, the Old City of Damascus and notably the district of Bab Tuma have been recognized by The World Monument Fund as one of the most endangered sites in the ...
Al-Hamidiyah Souq is the largest and the most central souk in Damascus, Syria, located inside the old walled city next to the Citadel. The souq starts at Al-Thawra street and ends at the Great Umayyad Mosque plaza.The tin roofs over Medhat Pasha and Souq Al-Hamidiyeh date from the 19th century Ottoman refurbishment of the main souqs.
Bab Tuma (Arabic: بَابُ تُومَا, romanized: Bāb Tūmā, meaning: "Gate of Thomas") is a neighborhood located in the Old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus , a geographic landmark of Christianity .
A US man, detained for months in a Syrian prison after entering the country on foot, has described being freed by hammer-wielding men as rebels overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Syria, [a] also known as Greater Syria or Syria-Palestine, [2] is a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant. [3] The region boundaries have changed throughout history. However, in modern times, the term "Syria" alone is used to refer to the Syrian Arab Republic.
Italy, which announced the move in July, was the only Group of Seven (G7) member to have reopened its embassy in Damascus since civil war consumed the nation in 2012, Meloni said. After the Assad ...