Al Ḩurayqah
District of
Damascus Governorate - Syria

Barada

The Barada is the main river of Damascus, the capital city of Syria. It flows through the spring of ‘Ayn Fījah (عين فيجة), about 27 km north west of Damascus in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, but its source is Lake Barada, located at about 8 km from Zabadani. The Barada descends through a steep, narrow gorge named "Rabwe" before it arrives at Damascus, where it divides into seven branches that irrigate the oasis of Ghouta (الغوطة). The 'Barada' name is thought to derive from 'barid', i.e. 'cold'.

Located at 33.5135, 36.305 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.302 miles away.
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Rivers of Syria, Geography of Damascus, Hebrew Bible rivers

Al-Zahiriyah Library

The Az-Zahiriyah library in Damascus, Syria dates back to 1277, taking its name from its founder Sultan Baibars (1223–1277). Building this library was his father’s idea but he died before he could achieve it. Initially Az-Zahiriah was a public school in charge of teaching Quranic sciences. The decorations, carvings, and writing on the building walls, in addition to the gate which bears geometric designs and patterns, make the library one of the most important buildings in Damascus.

Located at 33.5124, 36.3051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Libraries in Syria, Buildings and structures in Damascus, 1270s architecture, Mamluk architecture, Mausoleums in Syria, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, Madrasas in Damascus, National libraries, Education in Damascus, 1277 establishments in Syria

Bab al-Saghir

Bāb Saghīr, also called "Goristan-e-Ghariban", is an ancient cemetery and street in Damascus, Syria, with tombs on either side of the road. It is located in the Dimashq neighborhood, southwest of Umayyad Mosque.

Located at 33.5062, 36.3065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Syria, Buildings and structures in Damascus, Ziyarat, Muhammad family, Shrines, Islamic holy places, Gates of Damascus, Streets in Damascus

Al-Hamidiyah Souq

Al-Hamidiyah Souq is the largest and the central souk in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel. The souq starts at Al-Thawra street and ends at the Umayyad Mosque plaza. It was one of the treasures featured in Around the World in 80 Treasures presented by Dan Cruickshank.

Located at 33.5108, 36.3008 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Souqs in Damascus

Azm Palace

Azm Palace is a palace in Damascus, Syria which was originally built in 1750 as a residence for the Ottoman governor of Damascus As'ad Pasha al-Azm. The palace now houses the Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions.

Located at 33.5103, 36.3069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Old Damascene houses, Palaces in Syria, Museums in Syria, Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners, Houses completed in 1750, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, 1750 establishments in Syria

Al-Adiliyah Madrasa

Al-Adiliyah Madrasa is a madrasah located in Damascus, Syria. Founded in 1215 by Sultan Al-Adil I. He was buried in the school. And his son Al-Mu'azzam finished building the school. The madrasa is considered an important example of Ayyubid architecture in Syria.

Located at 33.5124, 36.3047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Ayyubid architecture, Mausoleums in Syria, 1210s architecture, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, Madrasas in Damascus, 1215 establishments in Syria

Bab al-Faraj (Damascus)

Bab al-Faraj also known as Bab al-Bawabijiyah and Bab al-Manakhiliyah is one of the gates of the old city of Damascus in Syria. The gate was built as part of a large program to re-fortify the city following its capture by Nur ad-Din Zangi in 1154. The twin gate crosses a bridge over a section of the Barada river that runs along the northern city walls of Damascus. The gate is notable for being the only surviving gate in the city that was built completely after the Muslim conquest of Damascus.

Located at 33.5133, 36.3036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Gates of Damascus, Ayyubid architecture

Bab al-Faradis

Bab al-Faradis or Bab al-Amara is one of the eight ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. One of the city's northern gates, it was named "the paradise gate" in the Roman age because it was surrounded by numerous water sources and gardens. The other name, Bab Al-Amara, refers to a name of a famous district in the old city where people used to meet in the 14th century.

Located at 33.5137, 36.3067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.302 miles away.
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Gates of Damascus

Bab al-Jabiyah

Bab al-Jabiya or the Gate of Jupiter is one of the eight ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. Bab al-Jabiya was the main entrance on the city's west side. The gate opens on Medhat Pasha Souq, which is the modern western half of the Street Called Straight, the Roman east-west artery, which still connects it to Bab Sharqi (the Roman "Gate of the Sun").

Located at 33.5081, 36.3017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Gates of Damascus

Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque

Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque is a shrine located in Damascus, Syria, that contains the grave of Sukayna (née Ruqayyah), the infant daughter of Husayn ibn ‘Alī. After enduring the advent of Karbalā and the torturous journey to Damascus that followed it, Sukayna died at the age of four in Yazid's prison, where she was originally buried. Years later however, upon the flooding of her gravesite, her grave was reopened and she was moved to the site where the Mosque now stands.

Located at 33.5133, 36.3072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.302 miles away.
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Twelvers, Ziyarat, Shia mosques, Shia Islam in Syria, Muhammad family, Shrines, Islamic architecture, Arabic architecture, Islamic holy places, Mausoleums in Syria, Mosques in Damascus, 20th-century mosques

Bayt al-Aqqad

Bayt al-Aqqad (Aqqad House) is an old Damascene house that hosts the Danish Institute in Damascus, Syria. The history of the building is more than 2000 years: Remains of the theatre of Herod the Great were found in the outer walls and now forms a part of the wall in the secretary’s office. Other parts of the house include the northern and southern buildings which were built in the late 15th century in a late Mamluk style and decoration.

Located at 33.5083, 36.3051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Old Damascene houses, Denmark–Syria relations, Education in Damascus, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus

Sinan Pasha Mosque (Damascus)

The Sinan Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, located along Suq Sinaniyya Street.

Located at 33.5078, 36.3017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1590, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Damascus

Khan As'ad Pasha

Khan As'ad Pasha is the largest khan in the Old City of Damascus, covering an area of 2,500 square metres . Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus, in 1751-52. Khan As'ad Pasha has been described as one of the finest khans of Damascus, and the most "ambitious" work of architecture in the city. Throughout the Ottoman era, it hosted caravans coming from Baghdad, Mosul, Aleppo, Beirut and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Located at 33.5092, 36.3067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Caravanserais in Damascus, Arabic architecture, Hotel buildings completed in 1752, Ottoman architecture, Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners, Museums in Syria, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, 1752 establishments in Syria

Khan Sulayman Pasha

Khan Sulayman Pasha is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus. Located in the walled city of Damascus on the eastern side of the Street Called Straight, facing Suq al-Khayyatin and Al-Buzuriyah Souq. It was built and named after Sulayman Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus, in 1732-36. The khan is popularly known as Khan al-Hamasina because traders from Homs used to rent its shops and warehouses.

Located at 33.5084, 36.3057 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Hotel buildings completed in 1736, Caravanserais in Damascus, Ottoman architecture, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, 1736 establishments in Syria

Al-Buzuriyah Souq

Al-Buzuriyah Souq is a historical souk located to the south of the Umayyad Mosque inside the old walled city of Damascus, Syria. The souk is famous for its spices vendors, and the many historical khans located along it, including Khan As'ad Pasha. On its southern end it meets Medhat Pasha Souq.

Located at 33.5094, 36.3063 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Souqs in Damascus

Medhat Pasha Souq

Medhat Pasha Souq (also called Al-Taweel Souq) is a historical souk which forms the western half of the Street Called Straight inside the old walled city of Damascus, Syria. It was named after the Ottoman governor of Syria Midhat Pasha who renovated it and ordered its coverage with a lead-shade. Many smaller souqs branch out of Medhat Pasha including al-Buzuriyah Souq and al-Harir Souq. Many important sites are located along the street including Maktab Anbar.

Located at 33.5087, 36.3057 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Souqs in Damascus

Statue of Saladin

The Statue of Saladin is an oversize equestrian bronze statue depicting the Kurdish Ayyubid Sultan Saladin located in front of the Citadel of Damascus in Damascus, Syria. The statue, designed by Syrian sculptor Abdallah al-Sayed and erected at municipal expense, was unveiled by the late Syrian president Hafez Assad in 1993 to mark the 800th anniversary of Saladin's death.

Located at 33.5117, 36.3006 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Monuments in Damascus, 1992 sculptures, Bronze sculptures, Equestrian statues, Syrian art

Bakdash (ice cream parlor)

For the founder of the Syrian Communist Party, see Khalid Bakdash. Bakdash also Bakdach is an ice cream parlor in Damascus, Syria. The shop was established around 1885 in Al-Hamidiyah Souq in the old city of Damascus. It is famous for its pistachio-covered Booza, a pounded ice cream with an elastic texture made of mastic and sahlab. It is famous around the Arab World and has become a popular tourist attraction.

Located at 33.5111, 36.3037 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Restaurants in Damascus, Ice cream parlors, 1885 establishments in the Ottoman Empire, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus

Khan al-Harir

Khan al-Harir is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus covering an area of 2,500 square metres . It was built on the orders of Darwish Pasha, the governor of Damascus, in 1573-74. Darwish Pasha founded it as a waqf for the benefit of the Darwish Pasha Mosque. The Khan was the first great caravanserai inside the old city walls of Damascus. Its construction marks the beginning of a shift in mercantile and trade activity to the area southwest of the Umayyad Mosque.

Located at 33.5103, 36.3056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Caravanserais in Damascus, Buildings and structures completed in 1573, Ottoman architecture, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, 1573 establishments in Syria

Al-Hariqa

Al-Hariqa is a neighborhood in Damascus, Syria. It lies inside the walls of the old city south of the Citadel of Damascus between the late-Ottoman-era markets of al-Hamidiyah Souq and Medhat Pasha Souq. The neighborhood was known as Sidi Amoud after a famous holy man who was buried there. It was called al-Hariqa (Conflagration) after the area was completely burned down in 1925 under French bombing in response to the Great Syrian Revolt. It is a commercial hub famous for its clothing markets.

Located at 33.5094, 36.3019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Damascus

Al-Shaghour

Al-Shaghour is a neighborhood located in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria. Al-Shaghour is one of the oldest recorded neighborhoods in the city. Parts of the neighborhood made up the Jewish quarter, as it had the largest Jewish community in the city. The neighborhood is also home for many of the prominent Shiite families in Damascus. Al-Ameen street, named after a prominent Shiite figure, is the main road in the neighborhood and accommodates the market place and the main shops.

Located at 33.5061, 36.3064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Damascus

Nur al-Din Bimaristan

Nur al-Din Bimaristan is a large medieval bimaristan ("hospital") in Damascus, Syria. It is located in the al-Hariqa quarter in the old walled city, to the southwest of the Umayyad Mosque. It was built and named after the Zengid Sultan Nur ad-Din in 1154. The bimaristan is well known for its unusual portal, which displays an antique lintel and a curious flattened muqarnas vault. It is also unusual in its full-scale Mesopotamian-style muqarnas vault over the vestibule.

Located at 33.5103, 36.3036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, Museums in Syria, Bimaristans in Syria, Bimaristan, Medical museums, Science museums

Qubbat al-Khazna

Qubbat al-Khazna, meaning the "Dome of the Treasury", is an old structure, located inside the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. It is an octagonal structure decorated with mosaics, standing on eight Roman columns. The Dome of the Treasury, like the mosque's prayer hall facade, was once completely covered in the colorful mosaic decoration for which the mosque was famous. The dome was built under orders from the governor of Damascus, Fadl ibn Salih, in 789.

Located at 33.5117, 36.3061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, Arabic architecture, Buildings and structures completed in 789

Mausoleum of Saladin

The Mausoleum of Saladin holds the resting place and grave of the medieval Kurdish Ayyubid Sultan Saladin. It is located next to the northwest corner of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. The mausoleum was built in 1196, three years after the death of Saladin. It was once part of the al-Aziziyah madrasah, but nothing remains of the school.

Located at 33.5121, 36.3059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.302 miles away.
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Mausoleums in Syria, 1190s architecture, Ayyubid architecture, Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus

Temple of Jupiter, Damascus

The Temple of Jupiter in Damascus was built by the Romans, beginning during the rule of Augustus and completed during the rule of Constantius II. An ancient Aramaean temple to Hadad once stood on this site. The Romans associated Hadad with Jupiter, and rebuilt the temple in Jupiter's name. The temple drew large crowds to its festivals and Damascus became famous as the city of Jupiter. Theodosius I converted the temple to a church dedicated to John the Baptist.

Located at 33.5116, 36.3038 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.301 miles away.
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Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus, Conversion of non-Christian places of worship into churches, Ancient Roman temples