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Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
Huge mosque & royal burial site with a prayer hall, ancient mosaics & a John the Baptist shrine.
4.80 (2.6K reviews)
(~9.6 km from centre)
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Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine
Shrine
👍👍 Imam Hussain's beloved daughter is buried here after the massacre of Karbala.
She was only 4 years old.
The shrine and her personality and sacrifice draws pilgrims from all over the world
4.80 (984 reviews)
(~9.73 km from centre)
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Sayyida Zaynab Shrine
Shrine
👍👍 5 stars can't not describe the beauty of the Shrine of Syeda Zainab [Pbuh]... It was extremely peaceful and I was blessed with her ziyart. There was excellent security and service from the volunteers!
4.70 (2.3K reviews)
(~1.49 km from centre)
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Al-Hamidiyeh Souq
Stores and shopping
Bustling, long-running souq founded in the 19th century, with local food & handicrafts stalls.
4.60 (2K reviews)
(~9.67 km from centre)
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Al Azem Palace
Local history museum
Built in the 18th century, this impressive palace houses the Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions.
4.70 (423 reviews)
(~9.44 km from centre)
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Beit Al Wali Hotel
Hotel
👍👍 Beit Al Wali, is the most beautiful hotel made from 3 houses put together (the 4th is in progress). A similar style to a Moroccan Riad the windows of each room face into a central courtyard. There are many small groups of tables and chairs where you can sit, or meet with others.
My room was small,...
4.80 (237 reviews)
(~9.32 km from centre)
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Damascus Citadel
Historical landmark
👍👍 It was a very wonderful trip
4.60 (519 reviews)
(~9.8 km from centre)
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Al Buzuriyah Souq
Market
👍👍 One of the oldest souq in Damascus.
You can find any spice or herb you might need.
I love the smell of the souq, earthy and fresh. I usually buy rose water and spices whenever I feel like walking in Old Damascus.
It’s hard to walk in Buzuriyah without tasting something or at least smell a dozen of s...
4.70 (278 reviews)
(~9.37 km from centre)
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Medhat Basha Souq
Historical place
👍 Buying stuff from here and walking around is the best feeling ever ❤️
4.60 (304 reviews)
(~9.35 km from centre)
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Saladin Mausoleum
Shrine
Built in 1196, this mausoleum houses a wooden sarcophagus with the remains of Sultan Saladin.
4.60 (254 reviews)
(~9.67 km from centre)
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Town Center
Shopping mall
😠 . After today I refuse to go to the town center. I took my kids to the 3D gaming area. And after waiting in line for over an hour, a couple of ladies came in and went to play without waiting in line. They said they were part of he owners. I felt very disrespected and disgusted by this behaviour. Not...
4.40 (387 reviews)
(~7.72 km from centre)
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Naranj
Restaurant
👍👍 Tasty, nice food. We really liked the place
4.40 (308 reviews)
(~9.19 km from centre)
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Beit al-Mamlouka
Hotel
👍👍 This quaint little hotel is situated in a beautifully renovated old Damascene family house. Rooms are clean and comfortable and full of traditional design details, either period original or tastefully chosen to fit in the surroundings. Located in the old town, you an easily walk to all the main attr...
4.80 (99 reviews)
(~9.43 km from centre)
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Bakdash
Ice cream shop
👍 I was told that this is the cream that all the royalty will eat. It is very gooey and thick, not too sweet, and lovely with the pistachios. It cost about 600 pounds for a large scooped roll in a cup with the nuts. The store however even around 11am in a Tuesday was rammed to the core, and everyone w...
4.30 (496 reviews)
(~9.66 km from centre)
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The Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
👍👍 As it is evident from the history of Damascus that this land is the oldest continuously inhabited capital city of the world.
First of all, the northwest Semitic race or tribals, Arameans migrated here in the late bronze age (11th to 8th century BC) from Mesopotamia, then Greece , thereafter Roman (...
4.60 (137 reviews)
(~9.59 km from centre)
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Khan As'ad Pasha Al-Azem
Historical place museum
Public bath built in the 12th century & featuring elaborate architecture & stained glass.
4.50 (169 reviews)
(~9.35 km from centre)
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Damascus Gate Restaurants
Restaurant
😐 What a fast day... I visited it 20 years ago and the seating and decor were beautiful, but the workers and management were very bad and the food was mediocre. I remember the restaurants of the same system and the Happy Land next to it, and I think it was close to the airport or the airport road... b...
4.50 (145 reviews)
(~5.3 km from centre)
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Maktab Anbar
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Located east of the Umayyad Mosque.
It is originally one of the houses of Old Damascus built by the owner in the famous Damascene style.
It is rectangular in shape with an area of five thousand square meters.
This building belonged to a wealthy Jew named Yusuf Anbar, who built it in 1867, and spent...
4.80 (77 reviews)
(~9.3 km from centre)