Syria Attractions

Beautiful

Advantages: Beautiful Place
Disadvantages: Crowded at times

Syeda Zainab. A few months back, I decided to go to Damascus, Syria on a pilgrimage to Syeda Zainab. Syeda Zainab is an area of which at the centre is the grave of Zainab, (daughter of Hadrat Fatima AS, and Imam Ali AS). Note that Hadrat Fatima AS, is the daughter of the Holy Prophet. So finally getting there after a 4 and a half hour flight and 20 minute car journey, I reached the hotel at 7 o'clock in the morning. Instead of then going off to ...
...by a beautiful mosque. *Directions* When you enter from the main gate, there is a long corridor which leads you directly to the shrine. On the left hand side of the corridor is a ladies washing area and beside that is a men's large prayer room. On the right hand side there was a display of some war going on around the world, (most probably of the 1 in Iraq). When you walk further down there is a large shop which sells prayer mats, beads and other ...

mshah786uk 09.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Syeda Zainab

Krak des Chevaliers-ultimate castle experience

Advantages: Beautiful, imposing and impressive medieval castle
Disadvantages: Slightly difficult to get to independently

Krak des Chevaliers (Castle of the Knights) is the ultimate medieval castle and the dream of any child who ever played at knights and dragons or other games on the theme of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It is one of few places I have been that has exceeded the childhood fantasy and taken on an imagination of its own. Given its largely European appearance Krak des Chevaliers stands out somewhat in its location in south Syria near the ...
...be climbed the walls of Krak are polished smooth so that there is no way a human could scale them without mechanical help. Walking inside across a bridge and the huge size and strength of the place only becomes more obvious as the outside walls are around 5 metres thick. It is easy to understand why it was thought of as impenetrable. Once inside the intimidating nature of the outside fortifications begins to fade away and the detail and beauty of ...

flyingllamas 08.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Krak Des Chevaliers, Hims Gap