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Damascus is both Syria’s capital and largest city as well as being the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Tourists who enjoy history and culture will find a visit to Damascus holds plenty of interest for them!
Flights to Damascus
Being the capital city of Syria, Damascus is home to the country's main international airport, situated about 21 miles (35km) outside the city. Flights to Damascus International Airport (airport code: DAM) are non-stop with British Midland when coming from Heathrow Airport in London. Other airlines have flights to Damascus but with one connection en-route. Turkish Airlines has a stop-over in Istanbul, and EgyptAir will connect in Cairo. Air France, Aeroflot and Emirates airlines all have flights to Damascus requiring one connection too.Damascus Tourist Attractions
In many ways Damascus is like Istanbul, a cultural and historical gem with plenty of sights from across the ages to see and visit, but while Damascus does not house some of Istanbul’s world famous sites what it does have is an impressive collection of things to see if you look a little harder!The old city of Damascus is probably the top spot for tourists to visit. The oldest parts of the city are contained within ancient city walls. Although you’re unlikely to find remnants of the original inhabitants of Damascus there are numerous things to see from across history. Damascus is reputed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world after all, and was established between 10,000 and 8,000 BC!
Head into the old city and step back in time by wandering around its narrow streets. There are numerous sights of interest and you never know what you might stumble across next! Ruins of ancient Roman and Greek temples can be found in the most peculiar places – there are columns from a Roman temple standing at the entrance to the souq for example! And speaking of the souq, this is a top tourist attraction in itself and is an enjoyable place to spend a few hours looking at all the multitude of goods sold here. Look out for the Umayyad Mosque.
The Umayyad Mosque will be found at one end of the souq. This has a colourful history as it was first built as a Greek temple, then used as a Roman temple, then as a church, then as a mosque, then a church and a mosque concurrently, then finally back to being just a mosque! With such a history attached to this building it’s one of the must-sees in Damascus!
At the opposite end of the souq is the Citadel of Damascus. This stands between two of the city’s gates and although there have been many different defensive structure constructed here over the years the one that stands here now dates back to 1202 AD.
It’s worth taking time to visit the gates that provide entry into the old city. There are seven of these altogether, the oldest of which dates right back to Roman times.