Damascus Map, Syria
If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Damascus Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Damascus with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Damascus useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Damascus!
Damascus Sightseeing
One of their popular tourist destinations is the Ummayad mosque. This architectural wonder has seen numerous historical occurrences happening in front of it having been once a Greek and Roman temple, then a mosque and a church at the same time, and as of late, just simply a mosque. Evidences of the great history of the city can be found inside the mosque via the Greek carvings and some Christian drawings on its walls.... read moreDamascus Travel Guide
While the arrival of the Aramaeans, (who were essentially Semitic nomads from Mesopotamia) introduced the people of Damascus to a proper water distribution system, teaching them the importance of constructing canals and tunnels, it was only the later Romans followed by the Umayyads who perfected this part of the water system that still exists in the old city today. read moreDamascus History
Currently, it is a governorate in itself and is home to about 1.6 million people. The seat of government for its local governorate is the Rural Damascus or Rif Dimashq. The first documented existence of Damascus was in the time of the Arameans yet the first settlement was in the centuries of 5000 to 6000 BC. The Arameans were responsible for the building of the water network of the city by using the Barada River fully. read moreDamascus Nightlife
The more popular activities include sipping a cup of coffee or tea and eating out in a cozy restaurant. You can do this in most parts of the city. Despite the strict nature of the city, it has opened its doors to tourism and more recently has become more tolerant of these foreigners. One should be still somewhat careful when traveling to Syria. read moreThings about Damascus you may be interested in
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