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Tourist Attractions in Damascus Old City, Al-Qaymariya

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Al-Azem Palace

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Damascene Houses, Damascene Landmarks

Al-Azem Palace is an outstanding example of richly decorated Damascene houses. t was built by the Ottoman governor of Damascus Asaad Pasha Al-Azem in the middle of the 18th century as his personal residence. The palace remained inhabited by Al-Azem family until the 1920s when, under the French Mandate, it was turned into the Institute of Oriental Studies. Today, Al-Azem Palace hosts the Museum for Local Folklore....

Khan Asaad Pasha

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Damascene Landmarks, Khans

One of the finest and most elaborate khans in Damascus, Khan Asaad Pasha was buit during the reign of the Ottoman governor of Damascus Asaad Pasha Al-Azem in the middle of the 18th century. The khan boasts a vast courtyard with a central water fountain. Shops and warehouses surround the courtyard on the ground level, whilst accommodation rooms are situated on the upper level....

Maktab Anbar

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Damascene Landmarks

A Damascene Jew by the name of Yousef Anbar built this beautiful mansion in the econd half of the 19th century during the Ottoman Period. The mansion was later converted into a school that became the birthplace of the Arab national movement against the Ottomans. In the 1930s, Maktab Anbar was turned into a school for women artisans and a museum. Currently, it is home to Damascus Old City’s local authorities....

Souq Al-Buzouriya

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Damascene Landmarks, Souqs (Markets)

Souq Al-Buzouriya is a market that has specialised in selling all kinds of grain, “Buzour” in Arabic, since the Mamluk Period. The market acquired further fame during the Ottoman Period when Khan Asaad Pasha was built in its vicinity. Today Souq Al-Buzouriya is famous for selling all types of spices and sweets....