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Damascus |
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damascus, Syria's capital, claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited capital in the world. Once the capital of the Umayyad Dynasty, it now houses the Syrian Government and with a population of 3.5 million, is the hub of Syrian economic affairs. Geographically, Damascus is situated in the southwestern corner of Syria. It is built at the foot of a buttress of the Anti-Lebanon, Mount Kassioun, and at the border of a fertile plain, the Ghouta. It is situated just a two-hour drive away from the .. More |
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Ugarit – Ras Shamra |
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Ugarit – Ras Shamra
Ugarit (Ugaritic:ʼugrt; Arabic: أوغاريت) (modern Ras Shamra رأس شمرة ("top/head/cape of the wild fennel" in Arabic), near Latakia, Syria) was an ancient cosmopolitan port city, sited on the Mediterranean coast. Ugarit sent tribute to Egypt and maintained trade and diplomatic connections with Cyprus (called Alashiya), documented in the archives recovered from the site and corroborated by Mycenaean and Cypriot pottery found there. The polity was at its hei.. More |
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Latakia |
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Latakia is Syria’s main sea-port on the Mediterranean (186 km southwest of Aleppo). It has retained its importance since ancient times. Latakia was one of the five cities built by Saluqos Nikator in the second century B.C. He named it after his mother, Laudetia.Not many ancient remains have survived in Latakia, but there are four columns and a Roman arch from the time of Septimus Severus ( circa 200 A.D.), in addition to a beautiful Ottoman construction called “Khan al-Dukhan”,.. More |
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lattakia |
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Latakia is Syria’s main sea-port on the Mediterranean (186 km southwest of Aleppo). It has retained its importance since ancient times. Latakia was one of the five cities built by Saluqos Nikator in the second century B.C. He named it after his mother, Laudetia. Not many ancient remains have survived in Latakia, but there are four columns and a Roman arch from the time of Septimus Severus ( circa 200 A.D.), in addition to a beautiful Ottoman construction called “Khan al-Dukhan&r.. More |
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Roman Temple in Dmayr |
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the Roman temple in Dmayr was built in 245 AD, it was specially for the God Tios in the Levant (the sun god), the entire ceiling is not there, it is a whole wonderful building and considered one of the best since the Roman era in Syria, the fort is located amid the old town of Dmayr .. the temple was built of Harsh limestone cut of large stones and built in the form of rectangular dimensions of 16 meters a / 20 meters in length / 9 meters, and there is writing on the Roman temp.. More |
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Ma\'loula |
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Ma'loula (Arabic: معلولا, Ma‘lūlā, from the Aramaic word ܡܥܠܐ, ma‘lā, meaning 'entrance') is a town in Syria dominated by speakers of Western Neo-Aramaic. With two other nearby towns Bakh'a and Jubb'adin , it is the only place where the Western branch of the Aramaic languages is still spoken. The town is located 56 km to the northeast of Damascus, and built into the rugged mountainside, at an altitude of more than 1500 meters. The distance and geological features on.. More |
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Palmyra |
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Palmyra (Arabic: تدمر Tadmor) was in ancient times an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 120 km southwest of the Euphrates. It has long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. The earliest documented reference to the city by its Semitic name Tadmor, Tadmur or Tudmur (which means "the town that repels" in Amorite and "the indomitable town" in Aramaic.) is recorded in B.. More |
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Amrit |
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Amrit, also known as Marathus, was an ancient city located near Tartous in Syria. It was founded during the Amorites period, 3rd millennium BC.
The city was known as Amrit or Amurre in ancient Canaanite. In the time of Alexander the Great, Amrit was known by the Greek name of Marathus. It was one of the biggest cities in the East. Coins minted here in the 2nd and 3rd century BC imply that Amrit played an important economical role. It was under Aradus (Arwad) domination.
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Marqeb castle |
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Castle Observatory: a fortress located at a distance of 5 km southeast of Banias. Built by Arabs in 1062. Crusaders captured it in 1117 and became one of the most important fortified positions in the region. Sultan Qalawun restored it in 1285, after heavy fighting and the siege lasted 38 days, was clearly the castle garrison to the Principality of Acre. The defeat of the Crusaders in the observatory marked the end of their presence in the east. Qalawun is fortifying the castle and leave the .. More |
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