Governorates
Damascus
The oldest continuously inhabited capital in the world. The City of Jasmine: the alleys and covered souqs of the old city, Arabic houses turned into restaurants and hotels, and Mount Qasioun overlooking the whole city at night.
Best time to visit: April – June
Vyacheslav Argenberg — CC BY 4.0Landmarks of Damascus · 123
October War PanoramaMuseumJadd Haidar — CC BY-SA 4.0
Khadra PalacePalace
Memorial of St. Paul ChurchChurchAbojado — CC BY-SA 3.0Al-Tawba MosqueMosque
Tankiz MosqueMosqueDosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0
Dar al-Hadith al-AshrafiyyaHistoric madrasaDosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0
Telegraph ColumnMonumentعمر الحافظ — CC BY-SA 3.0Al Iman MosqueMosque
Khan Sulayman PashaCaravanseraiTmnadili — CC BY-SA 4.0
Bab Musalla MosqueMosqueDosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of the Queen of the UniverseCathedralDan from Brussels, Europe — CC BY-SA 2.0
Al-Muallaq MosqueMosqueDosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0
مقام جبل الأربعينMonumentWurzelgnohm — CC0
Hammam Nur al-DinBathhouseDosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0
Al-Osmaane MosqueMosqueDosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0National Evangelic church of DamascusChurchJarrah MosqueMosque
Al-Jisr Al-Abyad MosqueMosqueDosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0
Hammam Al Malik Al ZahirWorld Heritage Siteعمر الشامي — CC BY-SA 4.0
Sha'alanMarketحماده سميسم — CC BY-SA 4.0Lala Pasha MosqueMosque
Al-Nofara CafeSouqSheam k — CC BY-SA 3.0
The Damascene Sword monumentMonumentBernard Gagnon — CC BY-SA 3.0ضريح أبي الدرداءMausoleum
