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Embarking on the various Excursions from Damascus are the best way to explore all that the city and its nearby places have to offer. The tourists who want to enjoy the excursions from Damascus can start with a sample of Syria’s historical treasures at the National Museum. You can then proceed to the Ottoman mosque and the Tekkiyeh Sulimaniyeh for further sightseeing. Here are some of the suggested excursions from Damascus that you can head for.

Proceed to enter the ancient walled city via the highly acclaimed Souq Al Hamidiyeh. Pay a visit to the fourth holiest site of Islam, the Omayyad Mosque, and the tomb of Saladin. After that traverse the ‘Straight Street’ to get to the Christian quarter of Bab Touma, which is home to St. Paul’s Window and the St. Ananias Chapel.

Visit the city of Palmyra which is the home of Zenobia. Zenobia was the ambitious Queen who had challenged the city of Rome. The Palmyra Museum is worth a visit and here you can explore its ruins which include the remains of the Triumphal Arch, the Funerary Towers, the Colonnaded Street, the Underground Tombs, and the colossal Temple of Bel. You can then ascend the mountain to Ibn Maan castle for a spectacular sunset view.

Sayyida Zainab, Bosra and Shahba is another most sought after tourist destinations. There are many attractions in this region amongst which the most popular are the holy mosque and shrine of Sayida Zainab, magnificently decorated in the Persian style with gold and tile mosaics. Head south to the region known to the Romans as the Province of Arabia, starting with its capital, Bosra, the ancient city built entirely of black basalt stone. Visit its Cathedral, the Grand Mosque, and its Roman amphitheatre, the best-preserved in the entire Mediterranean world. Continue to neighboring Shahba, home of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab, and Suweida, famous for its museum which contains one of the finest collections of Roman mosaics in the world.

Some of the other important places to see around where you can head to enjoy excursions from Damascus are Krak des Chevaliers und Hama, Maalula & Deir Mar Musa Monastery, Anjar & Baalbek and more.

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