From Mecca, he continued his travels through Baghdad, Konya, and Anatolia, before finally settling in Damascus in 1223 CE ... The architectural layout itself is a reflection of his teachings ...

Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Empire, with Islam a "prevailing" influence, though traces of Rome and Byzantium's influence still remain in the city's layout, according to UNESCO.

“Watered pattern on sword blade1” by Rahil Alipour Ata Abadi The phrase “Damascus steel” comes to us from medieval-period swords manufactured in the Middle East, and known at least to ...

DAMASCUS, Syria—The people of Syria said good riddance in the past month to the dictatorship that ruled for half a century. They have no idea what is coming next. So when the clock struck ...

(Jerusalem and Damascus were thorns in each other’s sides, constantly at war throughout the medieval era.) The Christian Crusader states weren’t the only arenas in which women were beginning ...

A bomb has exploded on a bus in Syria's capital Damascus, killing at least four people and injuring dozens more, activists and media reports say. The bomb went off near the city's medieval citadel ...

AP — A quarter century after Israeli spies, a Canadian activist and a Syrian rabbi smuggled nine rare medieval Jewish manuscripts out of Damascus, an Israeli court decided the books will remain ...

and rebels took control over the capital Damascus. In a region where World Cup 2026 qualifying draw: Who did the Home Nations get? 30 Charming Medieval Cities You Can Still Visit Yamaha Debuts New ...

but shows that medieval starvation tactics work. It is only a short drive to the southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus and yet for more than five years it has held out against Assad forces ...

Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Empire, with Islam a "prevailing" influence, though traces of Rome and Byzantium's influence still remain in the city's layout, according to UNESCO.