damascuse
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.
aleppo citadel
The citadel was built on a natural limestone outcropping rising some 100 feet (30 meters) above the level of the surrounding plain.
damascus umayyad mosque
Located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.
site of palmyra
An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world.
al hamidiyah souq
The Al-Hamidiyeh Souq is the largest and the central souk in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel.
