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92 Reviews Just in the middle of the courtyard - actually a bit on the side, one of the things that will immediately catch your attention is that tank-looking thing with shiny elborately designed gold and green...
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20 Reviews The largest and most popular market in Damascus. Located just beside the citadel, ending in the large Umayyad Mosque plaza entrance. The market is full of people and shops that sells anything from...
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16 Reviews I've been many times to Beit Jabri, the atmosphere is very nice and you make an encounter of meeting either a famous Syrian actor or actress there by only having a drink or a meal there. There are...
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18 Reviews The Azem Palace (Museum of popular art's and traditions), is a great place to visit. You can go into most rooms which are staged and set up as if being used for their origional purpose. The rooms on...
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8 Reviews The Citadel is easily recognisable with its massive walls. Unfortunately it was not open for visitors as a major ongoing restoration project is taking place. There are 7 gates (bab) Bab Sharqi Bab...
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4 Reviews and 82 Opinions Rooms & Suites Rooms offer exceptional grace and comfort and all give views over either the hotel’s...
65 Reviews The early 13th century Ayyubid Palace has amazing structures inside the citadel it makes it extra shiney and wonderful. the entrance is stunning I was flabgusted when I saw it its luster of its...
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32 Reviews Is massive khan, Khan It was built in 1574 by the Ottoman governor, al-Gumruk Has more than approximately 250 shops from cloth to whatever you want jewerly leather etc.is like amaze inside but...
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20 Reviews Jedida means new in Arabic so letterly means new quarter, Mainly resindent are Armenians and Maronite who settled in Aleppo some time ago Christians in Aleppo have a good high life stype mostly...
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10 Reviews The National Museum in Aleppo is open and well lit, a sharp contrast to the museum in Damascus. I was allowed photography, also unlike the Damascus Museum. The collection isn't quite so loaded with...
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12 Reviews Considered Syria's most beautiful hammam (Arab bath), the 16th century Hammam al-Nasri continues to function to this day. It is distinguishable by the yellow dome and its façade's alternating yellow...
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26 Reviews The Great (Omayyad) Mosque of Aleppo was first built in 715 AD, only 10 years after its namesake mosque in Damascus. Much like the Damascus mosque, the site chosen for the construction had been used...
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40 Reviews The Church of St. Simeon (or Qala Siman as it is known to the Syrians) is about 1 hour out of Aleppo. It is the site of where St. Simeon chose to lead the religious life alone as a hermit monk. But...
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4 Reviews and 46 Opinions Hama's Cairo Hotel is one of the great travellers' hotels of the Middle East. It is nothing much to...
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Located down a quiet lane just a few minutes walk from the Citadel and the souq, the Diwan Rasmy is a perfect spot to base yourself in Aleppo. Converted from...
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Q: Was planning for an overland trip with our own cars from Cairo to Istanbul passing by jordan and syria via the old classical...
A: Syria is not somewhere I would be going near right now, really not safe at all. Most governments have strongly advised all their citizens to get out of Syria as soon as...
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Although you hear it everywhere in the Middle East, in Syria the word "Welcome" takes on a whole new meaning. Whether it's the family inviting you to join their picnic; the tired man, pushing a...
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what a wonderful country: no Coca Cola and McDonald's available but try the local Ugarit Cola: delicious I have seen Muslim people praying in a Christian monastery, I have seen Christians praying...
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Syria through the eyes of an American
Traveling in Syria is as hassle-free as possible. There are no “danger zones” in the major cities and crimes occur at an extremely low rate. If there is a problem, police officers are posted at just...
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