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The Citadel of Damascus (Arabic: قلعة دمشق, romanized: Qalʿat Dimašq) is a large medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria. It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. The location of the current citadel was first fortified in 1076 by the Turkman warlord Atsiz ...
The old city of Damascus (Arabic: دِمَشْق ٱلْقَدِيمَة, romanized: Dimašq al-Qadīmah) is the historic city centre of Damascus, Syria. The old city, which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, [1] contains numerous archaeological sites, including some historical churches and mosques. Many cultures ...
The Damascus Straight Street c. 1900. Straight Street, from the Latin Via Recta (Arabic: الشارع المستقيم al-Shāriʿ al-Mustaqīm), known as the Street called Straight (Greek: τὴν ῥύμην τὴν καλουμένην εὐθεῖαν) in the New Testament, is the old decumanus maximus, the main east-west Roman road, of Damascus, Syria. [1]
As of 2016, six sites in Syria are included. [2] The first site in Syria, Ancient City of Damascus, was inscribed on the list at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1979. [3] Ancient City of Bosra and Site of Palmyra were inscribed the following year as the second and the third site, while Ancient City of ...
Mount Qasioun (Arabic: جَبَل قَاسِيُون, romanized: Jabal Qāsiyūn) is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. As the city has expanded over the years, some districts have been established at the foot of the mountain. Its highest point is 1,151 ...
Old City of Damascus. Bab Sharqi (Arabic: بَابٌ شَرْقِيٌّ, romanized: Bāb Šarqī; "The Eastern Gate"), also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. The gate also gives its name to the Christian quarter ...
Gate. Bab al-Saghir ( Arabic: باب الصغير, romanized : Bāb al-Ṣaghīr, lit. 'Small Gate') may refer to one of the seven gates in the Old City of Damascus, and street in the modern city of Damascus, Syria. It has qubūr ( Arabic: قُبُوْر, graves) on either side of the road, [ 3][ 4] and is located in the Dimashq Neighborhood ...
Bab al-Jabiya (Arabic: بَابُ الْجَابِيَّةِ, romanized: Bāb al-Jābīyah; Gate of the Water Trough) is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. During the Roman era, the gate was dedicated to Mars. [1] Bab al-Jabiya was the main entrance on the city's west side. The gate opens on Medhat Pasha Souq, which is the ...