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Tomb of Abu Shama al-Maqdisi

قبر أبي شامة المقدسي

Tomb of Abu Shama (1203–1268), Damascene historian and Qur'an scholar whose 'Book of the Two Gardens' chronicled the reigns of Nur al-Din and Saladin. He was murdered in his home in al-Salihiyya.

On these routes

  • al-Salihiyya Hillside Walk — stop 7 of 8 (walking)

Nearby in Old Damascus