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|  | Damascus is said to be the oldest continually inhabited city in the world. It was founded in the 3rd millennium B.C.
Along history the greatest civilizations left there their legacy: Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Umayyads, Ottomans… |
| | Monuments The Citadel of Damascus
The Street Called Straight, also known as Via Recta, was the Decumanus. Today, it consists of the street of Bab Sharqi and the Souk Medhat Pasha, a covered market.
The House of Ananias, an underground chapel that was the cellar of Ananias's house.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Grand Mosque of Damascus, contains the body of St. John the Baptist. The mausoleum of Saladin is located in the gardens just outside the mosque.
The walls and gates of Damascus
Churches, Madrasas, old damascene houses and khans (caravanserais) |
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gilabrand Wed Aug 12, 2009 13:00 UTC
Somehow I doubt the body of John the Baptist is in that shrine...LOL |
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