Region: Western Asia
Coast Line: Meditteranean Sea
Area: 185,180km2
Capital: Damascus
Saladin - Citadel of Damascus
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (1137/1138 – March 4, 1193), better known in the Western world as Saladin,
was a Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty
Statue of Saladin
Saladin mouselum tomb-Damascus
Saladin's tomb
Shrine of al-Sayidda Zeinab - Damascus
The Shrine of Sayidda Zeinab is a beautiful Iranian-style mosque and shrine in southern Damascus, Syria. It attracts Shia Muslim pilgrims from Iran and around the world who care far less about its blue-tiled architecture than about its sacred shrine of Sayidda Zeinab, daughter of the Shia martyr Ali and granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque
Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque is a shrine located in Damascus, Syria, that contains the grave of Sukayna (Ruqayyah), the infant daughter of Husayn ibn Ali
Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque
Prayer hall of Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque
The Citadel of Damascus
The Citadel is a large medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus. It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
Roman Temple-Damascus
At the eastern end of the Souq al-Hamidiyya stands the ruins of a Roman temple to Jupiter, built in the 3rd century, now incorporated into the souq.
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