Tourist Attractions, Damascus City
Damascene Landmarks, Damascene Neighbourhoods
Marjeh, or “Pasture” in Arabic, is the name given to this important square becaue it was built on what was once an open pasture on the outskirts of the Old City Wall. It is also known as the “Martyrs’ Square” because many Syrian nationalists opposing the Ottoman occupation of Syria were executed there in 1916....