Taken on 13 July 2018 at night in front of the Souk al-Hamidiyya by Bashar al-Khalil · Photo: Bashar.alkhalil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Recorded 2018
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Castles & fortressesPart of the World Heritage property: Ancient City of DamascusWorld Heritage in Danger since 2013Base record
Citadel of Damascus
Local name: قلعة دمشق
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Nearby medical services
Straight-line distance from this place. Data: OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-30. Operating status not verified – call before going.
- Al kendy HospitalHospital · 0.9 kmCallDirections
- مشفى الغزاليHospital · 1 kmDirections
- مشفى العين والاذنHospital · 1 kmDirections
- مشفى الشرقHospital · 1 kmDirections
- birth hospitalHospital · 1 kmDirections
- مشفى الطب الجراحيHospital · 1 kmDirections
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- Wikidata · CC0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (ar) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (de) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (es) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (fa) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (fr) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (id) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (it) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (nl) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (ru) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (tr) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (ur) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia (zh) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre · © UNESCO (link only) · 2026-10-30
- OpenStreetMap · ODbL · 2026-10-30
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