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Tourist Attractions in Damascus Old City, Bab Touma

Total: 5

Bab Kissan and Saint Paul Chapel

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Ancient Gates, Churches

Bab Kissan is one of the seven Roman gates of Damascus Old City. Originally dedcated to planet Saturn, the gate today is associated with Saint Paul the Apostle who escaped Roman persecution by descending the Old City Wall next to this gate in a basket. Using some of the original stones from the Roman gate, a small chapel dedicated to Saint Paul was built behind Bab Kissan....

Saint Ananias Chapel

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Churches

This underground chapel dates back to the Byzantine Period and was last restoredin the late 19th century. It used to be the house of Saint Ananias and the place where he baptised Saint Paul the Apostle and converted him to Christianity in the 1st century....

The Mariamiya Cathedral

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Churches, Damascene Landmarks

The Mariamiya Cathedral stands on the same site as one of the earliest churches n Damascus. For in the 1st century, a small chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary stood in its place. During the Byzantine Period, a huge cathedral was built around the original chapel. However, this Byzantine cathedral sustained heavy damage during the Events of 1860 and was subsequently rebuilt to what it is today. The Mariamiya Cathedral is the Seat of the Roman Orthodox Church in the Orient, which is the largest Christian denomination in the Levant....

Syriac Catholic Archdiocese

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Churches

Syriacs are the indigenous Aramaeans inhabitants of Syria, and this is the Syria Catholic Archdiocese in Damascus. The Archdiocese suffered damage in the Events of 1860 during the Ottoman Period but was then rebuilt soon after that to what it is today....

Syriac Orthodox Cathedral

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Churches

This is the cathedral of the Syriac Orthodox denomination in Damascus. The Syric Orthodox church was heavily persecuted by the Crusaders and then later on by the Ottomans....