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Quneitra, Syria

Quneitra

The southwestern frontier town

Quneitra · Quneitra

Overview

The administrative centre of Syria's south-west, historically a route town on the way between the Hauran, Damascus and the Galilee.

Why visit

  • Frontier-region history
  • Route between south and capital
  • Highland surroundings

Historical layers

Periods recorded for this place in the DAHAB database. Open any period for its full history.

  1. Ottoman1516–1918 CE
  2. Modern Syria1918–today

Matched by proximity, category and historical era.

Norias of Hama, Syria

Norias of Hama

Wooden wheels on the Orontes

Hama · Hama

Bab Touma, Syria

Bab Touma

Quarter of churches and courtyards

Old Damascus · Damascus

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

As-Suwayda, Syria

As-Suwayda

Capital of the volcanic highlands

As-Suwayda · As-Suwayda

Old Damascus, Syria
UNESCO

Old Damascus

The living heart of the Eternal Capital

Old Damascus · Damascus

From the same civilization

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

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