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Tomb of Nur al-Din al-Zanki

قبر نور الدين الزنكي الشهيد

Tomb of Nur al-Din al-Zanki (1118–1174), the just sultan who unified Syria against the Crusaders, patron of schools and hospitals, and mentor of Saladin. His madrasa-tomb has a celebrated muqarnas dome.

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  • Important Sites of Bab al-Saghir — stop 5 of 7 (walking)

Nearby in Old Damascus