Landmarks include the Tekkiye Mosque, the Souk Al Hamidiyeh bazaar, and Al-Azem Palace.
It is divided into Muhajirine, Salhiyeh, and Akrad districts as well as religious enclaves, including holy Christian sites in the suburbs of Yabroud, Maaloula, and Seidnaya. Landmarks include the Tekkiye Mosque, the Souk Al Hamidiyeh bazaar, and Al-Azem Palace. It is found at the foot of Mount Kassioun southeast of the Bekáa Valley, in the Ghutah oasis on the Barada River. The Anti-Lebanon Mountains are to the north, while thirty-five miles south is the border to the Golan Heights. For ten points, name this 8000- year-old city, the capital of Syria.
It is divided into Muhajirine, Salhiyeh, and Akrad districts as well as religious enclaves, including holy Christian sites in the suburbs of Yabroud, Maaloula, and Seidnaya.
Damascus [or Sham or Dimashq]