Damascus is the most ancient inhabited capital in the world.

Damascus city

The Omayyad Mosque, the most important embodiment that representing Damascus, was built on a sacred ground that was occupied by temples of different  religions. 

Omayyad Mosque

The Kingdom of Ugarit offered mankind its first alphabet and it was in Ugarit that the world’s oldest preserved song was found 3,400 years old.

The Ugarit Alphabet

At Ebla, a royal palace was discovered containing one of the largest and most comprehensive archives of the ancient world, dealing with matters of industry, diplomacy, trade, art and agriculture.

Ebla

The Dead Cities which are a group of 700 abandoned settlements in northwest Syria between Aleppo and Hama, date back to before the 5th century B.C and contain many remains of Christian Byzantine architecture.

The Dead Cities

The famous desert city of Palmyra, whose ruins come from the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, is now a United Nations Heritage site.

Palmyra

St. Simon (Samaan) church in Aleppo is considered to be one of the oldest remaining churches in the world.

Church of St. Simon (Samaan) - Aleppo

During the time of the Roman empire, the city of Antioch was the third largest city in the empire after Rome and Alexandria, with an estimated population of 500,000.

Antioch

The Cherubim Monastery is one of the highest points in Syria, where old monks found refuge during the 3rd century A.D.

Cherubim Monastery

The famous Roman theater in Bosra, built in the second century A.D., which seats 15 thousand spectators, is considered one of the most beautiful and well-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world.

Roman theater in Bosra

Krak des Chevaliers is a Crusader fortress in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval military castles in the world. It is located approximately 40 km west of the city of Homs.

Krak des Chevaliers

The Citadel of Salah Ed-Din was built during the Phoenician period and is one of the most magnificent features of the fortress, which was cut into living rock by the Byzantines.

Citadel of Salah Ed-Din

The Convent of our Lady Sednaya founded by Emperor Justinian (6th century), possesses a miracle-working Icon of the Virgin Mary that attracts Christian and Muslim pilgrims alike.

Convent of our Lady Sednaya

Apamea, a treasure city of the Seleucid kings located about 55 km northwest of Hama was a strategic crossroad for Eastern Commerce.

Apamea