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Islamic Heritage

Great mosques, madrasas and shrines from the Umayyads to the Ottomans.

Old Damascus, Syria
UNESCO

Old Damascus

The living heart of the Eternal Capital

Old Damascus · Damascus

Umayyad Mosque, Syria
UNESCO

Umayyad Mosque

The Great Mosque of Damascus

Old Damascus · Damascus

Souq Al-Hamidiyah, Syria

Souq Al-Hamidiyah

Damascus under an iron roof

Old Damascus · Damascus

Azm Palace, Syria

Azm Palace

An Ottoman governor's house

Old Damascus · Damascus

Damascus Citadel, Syria
UNESCO

Damascus Citadel

The fortress at the city's edge

Old Damascus · Damascus

Straight Street, Syria

Straight Street

The old city's Roman spine

Old Damascus · Damascus

Bab Touma, Syria

Bab Touma

Quarter of churches and courtyards

Old Damascus · Damascus

Khan As'ad Pasha, Syria

Khan As'ad Pasha

The great caravanserai

Old Damascus · Damascus

Tekkiye Mosque & Sulaymaniyah Complex, Syria

Tekkiye Mosque & Sulaymaniyah Complex

An Ottoman imperial complex on the Barada

Damascus · Damascus

Historic Damascene Houses, Syria
Hidden gem

Historic Damascene Houses

Courtyards, fountains and citrus trees

Old Damascus · Damascus

Historic Hammams of Damascus, Syria
Hidden gem

Historic Hammams of Damascus

Steam, stone and domed light

Old Damascus · Damascus

Damascene Food, Syria

Damascene Food

Mezze, sweets and cardamom coffee

Damascus · Damascus

Saydnaya, Syria

Saydnaya

A monastery on the ridge

Saydnaya · Rif Dimashq

Monasteries of Rif Dimashq, Syria

Monasteries of Rif Dimashq

Stone, silence and altitude

Rif Dimashq

Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria
UNESCO

Ancient City of Aleppo

Trade, stone and craft

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Aleppo Citadel, Syria
UNESCO

Aleppo Citadel

The fortress on the mound

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syria
UNESCO

Great Mosque of Aleppo

The city's congregational mosque

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Al-Madina Souq, Syria
UNESCO

Al-Madina Souq

Kilometres of covered market

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Historic Khans of Aleppo, Syria
UNESCO

Historic Khans of Aleppo

Caravanserais of a trading city

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Old City Gates of Aleppo, Syria
UNESCOHidden gem

Old City Gates of Aleppo

Where the walls opened

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Historic Hammams of Aleppo, Syria
Hidden gem

Historic Hammams of Aleppo

Domes over hot stone

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Aleppine Cuisine, Syria

Aleppine Cuisine

A city that cooks seriously

Aleppo · Aleppo

Krak des Chevaliers, Syria
UNESCO

Krak des Chevaliers

The great crusader castle

Al-Hosn · Homs

Wadi al-Nasara, Syria

Wadi al-Nasara

The valley of villages

Wadi al-Nasara · Homs

Old Homs, Syria

Old Homs

The city between coast and desert

Homs · Homs

Norias of Hama, Syria

Norias of Hama

Wooden wheels on the Orontes

Hama · Hama

Masyaf Castle, Syria

Masyaf Castle

A fortress of the mountain frontier

Masyaf · Hama

Shayzar Castle, Syria
Hidden gem

Shayzar Castle

A ridge above the Orontes

Shayzar · Hama

Historic Houses of Hama, Syria

Historic Houses of Hama

Courtyards by the river

Hama · Hama

Latakia Coast, Syria

Latakia Coast

The Syrian Mediterranean

Latakia · Latakia

Old Tartous, Syria

Old Tartous

A crusader cathedral and a sea town

Tartous · Tartous

Arwad Island, Syria

Arwad Island

Syria's only inhabited island

Arwad · Tartous

Safita Tower, Syria

Safita Tower

A keep above the town

Safita · Tartous

Harim Castle, Syria
Hidden gem

Harim Castle

A fortified mound in the north-west

Harim · Idlib

Idlib City, Syria

Idlib City

Base for the ancient villages

Idlib · Idlib

Bosra al-Sham, Syria
UNESCO

Bosra al-Sham

A black basalt Roman city

Bosra al-Sham · Daraa

Roman Theatre of Bosra, Syria
UNESCO

Roman Theatre of Bosra

Fifteen thousand seats of basalt

Bosra al-Sham · Daraa

Hauran Plain, Syria
Hidden gem

Hauran Plain

Wheat, basalt and old villages

Hauran Plain · Daraa

Daraa City, Syria

Daraa City

Southern gateway town

Daraa · Daraa

As-Suwayda, Syria

As-Suwayda

Capital of the volcanic highlands

As-Suwayda · As-Suwayda

Salkhad, Syria
Hidden gem

Salkhad

A crater-top citadel

Salkhad · As-Suwayda

Quneitra, Syria

Quneitra

The southwestern frontier town

Quneitra · Quneitra

Abbasid Raqqa, Syria

Abbasid Raqqa

A caliphal city on the Euphrates

Raqqa · Raqqa

Qalaat Jabar, Syria

Qalaat Jabar

A castle on a lake peninsula

Qalaat Jabar · Raqqa

Al-Rusafa (Resafa), Syria
Hidden gem

Al-Rusafa (Resafa)

A walled desert pilgrimage city

Al-Rusafa · Raqqa

Euphrates Valley, Syria

Euphrates Valley

A green ribbon through the steppe

Deir ez-Zor · Deir ez-Zor

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