Damascus, Syria
Citadel of Damascus
The Citadel of Damascus is an Ayyubid-era medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria. It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. The location of the current citadel was first fortified in 1076 by the Turkman warlord Atsiz bin Uvak, although it is possible but not proven that a citadel stood on this place in the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
- City
- Damascus
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Damascus
- Umayyad Mosque
- Al-Azm Palace
- Bab Sharqi
- Mausoleum of Saladin
- Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus
- Sulaymaniyya Takiyya
Background: Wikipedia