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Landmarks of
the New City Damascus
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| Ever since the eleventh century,
when the old city was already too small for its inhabitants
and their houses, the city started to expand beyond its walls. |
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| In the Nuri and Ayoubite
periods new suburbs emerged; they were separate and
independent of the city proper, but they, in turn, continued
to grow at such a rate during the Mamluk period that they
joined the wall, and the old city became indistinguishable
from the new. Most notable among the suburbs was al-Salhieh at
the foot of jabal Qassiun, al-Uqiba, al-Midan, and al-Mazzeh,
Mamluk princes and sultans also erected numerous schools and
mosques beyond the old city walls. During the Ottoman period
four new edifices were constructed, namely: Sheikh Muhieddin,
al-Takieh al-Suleimaniyeh, al-Darwishieh, and al-Sinanieh. In
the nineteenth century, new roads were built across the city
along with new residential areas. European architectural
styles started to appear. Most important among the buildings
of this period are: al-Hamidiyeh Barracks (where part of the
University of Damascus stands today), al-Saraya (now housing
the Ministry of the Interior), al-Muhajirin Palace (the former
Presidential Palace), the National Hospital, and the Law
School (now being renovated to accommodate the Ministry of
Tourism). Construction of new roads, bridges, hospitals,
public parks, hotels, government offices, and new residential
suburbs began after Independence and is still going strong
today.
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Web site designed and maintained by
Yaser Kherdaji
Toronto - Canada
Copyright 2003
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