Syria - Ancient City of Damascus

"Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The city has some 125 monuments from different periods of its history – one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built on the site of an Assyrian sanctuary." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
Omayad Mosque of Damascus built in 705 AD. Thanks to Farah of Egypt who was visiting.






Postcard 2
Azem Palace, Damascus, Syria. This is a postcard that I have received a long time ago before I started to collect postcards. Thanks to Tamin for sending me this postcard.



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