Damascus – al-Darwishiyeh Mosque دمشق – جامع الدرويشية
The modest but attractive al-Darwishiyeh Mosque (جامع الدرويشية) is located just beyond the western edge of the old city of Damascus (دمشق). …
Damascus – Madrasa Abdullah al-Azem دمشق – مدرسة عبداللة العظم
Madrasa Abdullah al-Azem (مدرسة عبداللة العظم) was a religious school constructed in 1779 by Abdullah Basha al-Azem (عبداللة باشا العظم), member of …
Damascus – Murad Basha Mosque دمشق – جامع مراد باشا
Murad Basha Mosque (جامع مراد باشا) is one of the more interesting mosques located beyond the walls of the old city of …
Damascus – al-Fathiyeh Mosque دمشق – جامع الفتحية
al-Fathiyeh Mosque (جامع الفتحية) is a beautiful Ottoman-era mosque in the charming old city neighborhood of al-Qaimariyeh (القيمرية), popular for its coffee …
Damascus – Beit al-Sebaai دمشق – بيت السباعي
Beit al-Sebaai (بيت السباعي) is one of several charming houses in the old city of Damascus (دمشق) built during the Ottoman period …
Aleppo – Old Houses حلب – البيوت القديمة
One of the major attractions of Aleppo (حلب) is the city’s traditional residential architecture. Throughout the old city and the neighboring historic …
Aleppo – al-Bahramiyeh Mosque حلب – جامع البهرمية
al-Bahramiyeh Mosque (جامع البهرمية) is a spectacular Ottoman-era mosque in the old city of Aleppo (حلب). The mosque was constructed in 1583 …
Aleppo – al-Othamaniyeh Mosque حلب – جامع العثمانية
al-Othamaniyeh Mosque (جامع العثمانية), also a religious school, was built in the 1730s by Pasha al-Duraki. It has one of the tallest …
Aleppo – Beit Ajqabash حلب – بيت أجقباش
Located in the historic Jdeideh (جديدة) neighborhood of Aleppo (حلب), Beit Ajqabash (بيت أجقباش) is a magnificent old home dating back to …
Aleppo – al-Aadiliyeh Mosque حلب – جامع العادلية
al-Aadiliyeh Mosque (جامع العادلية) was constructed under the rule of Ottoman governor Mohammed Basha Bin Douqeh Kein (محمد باشا بن دوقه كين) …