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Statue of Salah ad'Din, general who drove the Crusaders from the Holy Lands in the 12th century, at the western gate of the Old City, Damascus
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| The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus was created on the site of a Byzantine church, which was itself built over a Roman pagan temple.
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| The Umayyads came to power following the fall of the caliphate in what is now Iraq, and they made Damascus the seat of their rule.
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The stone inlay work is pretty amazing stuff
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| Just south of the mosque is the Azem Palace
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| Built by the Ottomans in 1750, the palace has a cool elegance
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There are souqs throughout the Old City
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| This is what writers of a certain era would refer to as an "Oriental Bazaar"
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| But there are modern needs as well
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