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Damascus Travel helps you to know the oldest inhabited city of the world better. The old walled city has the biblical road ‘Straight’ that passes through the east west gate of the city. There are numerous shops flanking on both sides of the road. Damascus Travel also helps you to visit the country with full knowledge of the official and social rules prevalent now.

Getting on to Damascus
Visitors coming for Travel in Damascus will find the Damascus International Airport is the international airport that is well connected with the rest of the world. There are two other smaller airports, the Aleppo and Latakia Airports. These Airports are connected with Amman and Beirut. The airports have duty free shops,banks, restaurants, and tourist information services. There are good connection with the airports with the city center by taxis. There are also bus services available.

One can also avail the train service to and from Aleppo, which stops are Homs and Hama.

Getting around Damascus
There numerous bus services available in the city. But, it is best to go on foot during rush hours between 10a till 4pm. Micro Buses are widely used to move around the city as well.

Sightseeing in Damascus
The Souq al-Hamidiyaa has many tiny shops with columns built during the Roman empire. One can buy some good leather, glass, furniture items here. The Umayyad Mosque is another tourist attraction with four minarets and is an architectural marvel. The mosque has the grave of John the Baptist in the main lounge. One can also visit the mausoleum of Salah al-Din, which is also known as Saladin, who was the chief crusader. A statue of the crusader stands right next to the citadel. The October War Panorama in the suburbs was built with North Korean Government help and is a nice tourist attraction.

Activities in Damascus
One can view the city from Mount Qasioun which must be visited. The peak is accessible at any time, though during night time, it provides some spectacular sights of the city when it is well lit. There are numerous good restaurants in old Damascus, each of which have its own character. One can also relax at one of the Hooka Café which is very popular in the city.

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