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Tourist Attractions in Damascus Old City, Shaghour Jowani

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Sinan Pasha Mosque

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Mosques

The Ottoman governor of Damascus Sinan Pasha commissioned this beautiful mosque n the late 16th century. The structure of Sinan Pasha Mosque is symmetrical except for its courtyard, whose design had to be asymmetrical in order to avoid colliding with the Old City Wall....

Al-Qalai Mosque

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Mosques

Once a beautiful Mamluk mosque dating back to the 16th century, all what remainsof Al-Qalai Mosque’s original structure is its beautiful minaret that still stands today as a testament to the mosque’s former glory....

Al-Yaghoshiya Mosque

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Mosques

This charming Ottoman mosque was commissioned by the Ottoman governor Syagosh Paha in the second half of the 16th century....

Sidi Hisham Mosque

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Mosques

There are conflicting views about the origins of this mosque, with some historias dating it back to the Umayyad Period. The consensus, however, is that the beautiful octagonal minaret of Sidi Hisham Mosque dates back to the first half of the 15th century during the Mamluk Period....

Al-Zawiya Al-Samadiya Mosque

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Mosques, Shrines

Dating back to the early Ottoman Period in the 16th century, this mosque was buit around the burial place of the Muslim cleric Mohammad Samadi. The followers of this cleric are famous for using drums while reciting prayers....

Qutub Eddine Al-Khudeiri Mosque

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Mosques, Shrines

This mosque is named after the Mamluk judge who built it in the second half of te 15th century....