Damascus – Tankiz Mosque دمشق – جامع تنكز
Tankiz Mosque (جامع تنكز), located to the west of the old city of Damascus (دمشق), has a magnificent minaret that is one …
Damascus – al-Qasab Mosque دمشق – جامع القصب
al-Qasab Mosque (جامع القصب), also known as al-Aqsab Mosque (جامع الاقصاب), is named after the sugar cane which once grew along the …
Damascus – al-Maalaq Mosque دمشق – جامع المعلق
al-Maalaq Mosque (جامع المعلق) was constructed by al-Amir Barad Beik al-Jakmi (الأمير برد بيك الجكمي) in 1519. The name of the mosque …
Damascus – al-Tinabiyeh Mosque دمشق – جامع التينبية
al-Tinabiyeh Mosque (جامع التينبية) is perhaps the most visually striking of several mosques located in the historic southern neighborhood of al-Midan (الميدان). …
Damascus – Turbeh Araq دمشق – تربة آراق
Turbeh Araq (تربة آراق) was constructed in 1349 as a burial place for Araq Bin Abdullah al-Salhadar (آراق بن عبد الله السلحدار), …
Damascus – al-Shadhbakiyeh Mosque دمشق – جامع الشاذبكية
al-Shadhbakiyeh Mosque (جامع الشاذبكية) was constructed in 1453 and named after its founder, Seif al-Din Shadhi Bek (سيف الدين شاذي بك). The …
Damascus – Manjak Mosque دمشق – جامع منجك
Having been heavily modernized in recent decades, Manjak Mosque (جامع منجك) is barely recognizable as a historic building from the exterior. However, …
Damascus – Sabil al-Khazneh دمشق – سبيل الخزنة
An interesting monument located near the western Bab al-Jabiyeh (باب الجابية) in the old city of Damascus (دمشق) is the Mamluk-era Sabil …
Aleppo – Aleppo Citadel حلب – قلعة حلب
One of the most incredible fortifications in Syria, and the whole of the Middle East, is the magnificent Aleppo Citadel (قلعة حلب). …
Aleppo – Great Mosque حلب – جامع الكبير
The Great Mosque of Aleppo (جامع حلب الكبير) is the largest and most well-known religious monument in the old city of Aleppo …