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Coordinates: 35°N 38°E / 35°N 38°E / 35; 38
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1. Great Mosque
2. Sayyida Ruqayya Mausoleum
3. The Arc Gate
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
4. Aleppo Citadel
5. Khan Asaad Basha
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4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By THOMASFROMDAMASCUS - Damascus, Syria
The Khan Assad Basha Al Azem is located in the Old City of Damascus in the Al- Buzuriyah Souq. We visit this Khan often as they have many art exhibitions and a nice small coffee shop. It is always a nice ‘resting spot’ after a hectic day within the many old Souq’s within the Old City of Damascus. This Khan was built in 1751 under the Ottoman Empire and was always the largest Caravanserai in the Old City. When you sit within this famous Khan it is nice to rethink its’ glorious past with many Caravan’s stopping in the city of Damascus to trade. You look at the main entrance and you know its’ very high vaulted ceiling were built to accommodate the thousands of camels that had entered in over two hundred years. The Khan is between the famous Al-Hamidiyah Souq and the renowned Medhat Basha Souq and called Straight Street. I simply love the Ottoman architecture as they used many high domes throughout this large 2,500 square meter Caravanserai. So if you want to simply relax and indulge yourself in the ancient history of Damascus a stop by the Khan Assad Basha Al Azem is a must!
6. Madrassa Halawiyya
7. Baghdad Gate
8. Turkish Bath (Hammam Yalbougha al-Nasri )
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
