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| Damascus Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Damascus Skyline Damascus Skyline Nicholas MacGowan von Holstein Damascus is the capital of Syria and one of the oldest cities in the world that is still inhabited. It is a big lively, and somewhat dirty city with a big old center with small winding streets and a large covered suq. The old city center is one of the most important sights and should not be missed. It contains different markets, several important mosques and shrines, most famous among the is the Omayyad Mosque and is surrounded by massive walls. Furthermore, Damascus has a few good museums, the National Museum being the best among them. If you want to relax a bit in the old city, there are several really relaxing tea houses just behind the Omayyad mosque where you can sit and sip for hours. If that's not enough you can go to a real Hammam (Turkish bath). Damascus owns everything to the river Barada. Descending like a torrent from the Anti-Lebanon range, this narrow but abundant river, joined by a hundred smaller streams, cascades down the gorges of Ain al Fijeh. Then it meanders for a while beside the Beirut road, giving pleasure to the patrons of restaurants and cafés along its lush green banks, before losing itself in myriad branches and ditches. These fertilizing waters have produced the Ghouta, a vast expanse of gardens fields and orchards, the oasis from which Damascus gets much of its food. Qassiun - Salhiyeh - General view Ancient map of Damascus Mosque - Sinan Pasha The Ghouta is a place for recreation too (there are many swimming pools, "casinos" and sports arenas there), and is very much appreciated by the inhabitants of a city that suffers all too often from the drying dusty winds that blow over it from the desert and the nearby mountain. By channeling the Barada it has been possible to create gardens right to the very heart of the lower town. To the north-west however the city has flung itself far up the rocky slopes of the Jabal Qassiun, whose summit (1,115 m) is topped by a television mast. These higher parts of the city are populous and poor, with the exception of the district known as Al Mouhajarine (bounded to the south by the rue Beirouny, and the rue Nazem Basha), where great modern blocks face out over the vast urban panorama extending away to meet the green Ghouta. Saahat Khorshid, a small square where several bus lines have their terminus, offers a similar view; there is a café there with several terraces from which to enjoy it. A new road has now been built up the mountain from the other side, emerging near the summit to command another fine view over the city. _________Sights Edit This kassioun, Kassyon mountain kassioun, Kassyon mountain Diaa Alwa You’ll most likely enter the Old City at its western end next to the citadel —incidentally this is the only spot where the ancient walls have been torn down. The large open archway leads directly into the Suq al Hamidiyeh the largest of several interconnected serpentine bazaars. It runs in a straight line east and west to a Roman arch (once part of the Temple of Jupiter) which opens onto a large square. This is where most of the sights are to be found at close distance. [Add Sight] Khans and Medressas Edit This Around the Omayyad Mosque are several khans (old hostelries for traveling merchants and pilgrims) and madrasas (theological schools). South of the mosque is the Azem Palace once the home of an Ottoman governor and now a museum. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Azam Palace Edit This In the Old City near the Citadel, visitors can find Azam Palace. Once the governor's palace, and home to Faisal before being expelled by the French, Azam Palace is now a cultural history museum. The grounds are filled with lush greenery and beautiful fountains, and the exhibits (made up almost entirely of dioramas) display living areas, school rooms, and traditional clothing. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] email: krisbarnwell@mail.utexas.edu Ommayad Mosque Edit This Across the square is the Omayyad Mosque (early 8th century) a must-see. Before you enter the mosque you’ll pass by Saladin’s Mausoleum also included in the admission price. Beyond that a gate leads into the courtyard. Take time to walk around and admire the three minarets and the beautiful gold and green mosaics especially on the main portal and the raised treasury. You can enter the mosque’s prayer hall at either end of the courtyard. Walk around the prayer hall first—if prayers aren’t being said—and then have a seat on the carpets and soak in the atmosphere. more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Mt Kassioun Edit This kassioun, Kassyon mountain kassioun, Kassyon mountain photo by: Diaa Alwa For a good view of Damascus take a taxi up to Mt. Kassioun. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Via Recta Edit This Farther south is the Street Called Straight the 2 000-year-old Roman Via Recta which runs the entire length of the old city. (Unfortunately it’s also the major thoroughfare for cars in the Old City making it an unpleasant route for pedestrians.) The halfway point is marked by a Roman archway and east of that is the Christian quarter. Many different denominations—Syrian Catholic Greek Catholic Armenian Orthodox Armenian Catholic and Maronites—have churches in the quarter. Be sure to see the Nassan Palace an opulent home-cum-museum near Bab Sharqi (East Gate) and a short more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] openingHours: Always open Hammam Edit This For more quiet time and relaxation visit one of the many Hammam such as Hammam Nureddin (800 years old and the most famous but a bit touristy type: general World66 rating: [rate it] ________Museums Edit This [Add Museum] National Museum Edit This The National Museum of Syria Near the old town, the Syrian National Museum runs along the western side of the Takiyeh al Suleimaniyeh. The museum is closed on Tuesdays. It contains many important artefacts and should not be missed. TANDIN Paul: SVP EN FRANCAIS type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Military Museum Edit This A military museum may seem a strange and unlikely tourist sight, but we ought not to miss it. The Historical and Army Museum provides an occasion to recall the military highlights of five thousand years of Syria’s history. There is a series of dioramas which look inevitably somewhat stilted and artificial, but they are most carefully composed. The weapons and objects on display, together with a wealth of maps, make it possible to follow developments from Qadesch onwards. For once, we are in a museum which does not stop short at the 19th century; the events most vividly more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Popular Arts Edit This The Azem Palace and the Popular Arts Close to the Omayyad Mosque on the southern side, this palace was designed in 1749 for Assaad Pasha al Azem, Governor Damascus. It exactly fulfills the expectations the foreigner may have gained from romantic literature, about the Damascene "douceur de vivre". Pretty rather than grandiose, it has a wealth of polychrome stone, cascading fountains in basins of immaculate marble, and a riot of flowers and greenery - bougainvillea, roses and the scents of jasmine and the cypress trees. It was in this ravishing setting that the Department of more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] email: engrami@alsayad.every1.net url: ukjhghk tel: 34424243 address: ghfghf zipcode: hfghfgh Epigraphy Edit This The Museum of Epigraph, recently installed in a former Madrassa built in 1421 at the expense of Manjak, the Governor of Damascus, is worth visiting - as much for its setting as for its collections. The whole interior is decorated with polychrome marble mosaic. The square central room has a dome, directly under which there is a pretty octagonal pool, reached by three steps. There are display cases all round. They contain manuscripts and printed works, marvelous examples of calligraphy and lay-out; there are also stones which show how the graver’s chisel can ally the rigor more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] ____________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This www.Trip2syria: is providing a large range of programs and gives the client, the possibility to elaborate its own tour. We are proposing all formulas, among them: A la carte Programs: The client can choose the services according to its convenience. He draws his own itinerary, and chooses the hotels? categories and the means of transportation, attached to it, all services requested. Classical programs: These programs are covering the whole country and the main sites to visit. The tours were studied to be the most reliable and convenient, according to the clients? comments. On theme Programs: These programs are aiming an advised public with special interests. 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La città di Damasco ripresa dal satellite
Damasco (nome internazionale Damascus, in arabo Dimashq, دمشق ) è la capitale della Siria e una città storica nata contemporaneamente con la Mesopotamia, nell'epoca in cui questa era abitata dai Siriaci. È considerata la più antica città del mondo fra quelle abitate in maniera continuativa. Città romana fino alla conquista araba, attuata dall'esercito musulmano guidato dal Khālid b. al-Walīd, da Abū ‘Ubayda b. al-Jarrāh, Yazīd b. Abī Sufyān, Shurahbīl b. Hasana e da ‘Amr b. al-‘Ās Damasco si arrese per accordo, conservando così la libertà di culto e i titoli di proprietà dei suoi abitanti (anche se all'epoca del califfo omayyade al-Walīd b. ‘Abd al-Malik si disse che una parte della città, inconsapevole delle trattative era stata conquistata manu militari, legittimando le autorità musulmane ad espropriare del tutto l'area sacra su cui sorgeva la Basilica di S. Giovanni Battista, trasformata nella Moschea degli Omayyadi). Damasco fu dal 661 al 750 la capitale del califfato omayyade e fu solo con la vittoria degli Abbasidi che la sede califfale fu spostata a Baghdād. Declinò politicamente per tutto il periodo abbaside per riacquistare importanza nel periodo ayyubide e mamelucco. In età ottomana decadde del tutto, trasformandosi in una cittadina di nessuna rilevanza economica, pur mantenendo un certo prestigio culturale.
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Damasco di notte: si notano le costruzioni che
rendono l'aspetto della città ultramoderno
Da sempre considerata paradiso del Medio Oriente ha un clima mite grazie ai molti corsi d'acqua che vi passano. Molto caldo e secco in estate, fresco d'inverno, a tratti relativamente freddo, con occasionali ma possibili nevicate. È circondata da alcune colline e si trova ad una quota di 600 m/slm. [modifica] Attrattive
La tomba di
Saladino
Offre numerosi siti archeologici e conserva alcune fra le principali moschee storiche. Vi hanno lasciato il loro segno molte civiltà, soprattutto quella romano-bizantina e quella islamica. Nel 1979 il centro storico della città, cinto da mura di epoca romana, è stato dichiarato Patrimonio dell'Umanità dall'UNESCO.
[modifica] MoscheeLa grande Moschea Omayyade situata nel quartiere di Bab Tuma è senza dubbio uno degli edifici più importanti e rappresentativi della città. Fu costruita dal califfo al-Walid Abdun Malek nel 705 d.C. sopra antichi tempi e una cattedrale cristiana. Un grande impatto hanno i tre minareti, costruiti in stili diversi. La moschea ha una grande sala di preghiera e un enorme cortile.
[modifica] RepertiQui sono conservate le reliquie di Giovanni Battista, considerate sacre sia dagli abitanti del posto, in gran parte sunniti, dalla minoranza sciita, sia dai cristiani. [modifica] PopolazioneDamasco conta circa 2.500.000 abitanti secondo il censimento del 2001. Secondo stime ancor più recenti l'agglomerato arriva a toccare i 4.200.000 superando quello di Aleppo e diventando la prima cittàm della Siria. Gran parte della popolazione è araba musulmana, con minoranze soprattutto cristiane maronite (di origine libanese) o armeno-ortodosse (di origine armena). [modifica] Cultura(sezione da scrivere) [modifica] Voci correlate[modifica] Collegamenti esterni[modifica] Altri Progetti |