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Khan As’ad Pasha: A Whispering Echo of Damascus Golden Age
Commissioned in 1753 by the Ottoman Governor of Damascus, As’ad Pasha al-Azem, this sprawling caravanserai was designed to be ...
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The Utopia of Water and Greenery: Ancient City of Damascus
Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The ...
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Damascus National Museum houses treasures from successive civilizations
Damascus,SANA- The Damascus National Museum is one of the most important in the world and contains archaeological pieces that ...
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The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
It seemed an ideal time. The Jewish Quarter of Damascus is located in the old city. There were 50,000 Jews in Syria at the beginning of the 20th century – an ancient and historic community ...
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After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage
The majority of the Palmyra Archaeological Museum's collection was transferred to Damascus prior to Isis attacks on the ancient city in 2015, however, what is left in the museum has been damaged.
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Restoration of ancient Palmyra bas-reliefs begins in Syria’s Damascus
Experts from the National Museum of Damascus have begun restoration of ancient Palmyra bas-reliefs ... when the Syrian army freed the city and transported all these parts to the museum.