Places
Search sacred sites, historic landmarks, schools, bookstores, and resting places across Syria.
8 places
al-Dahdah Cemetery
مقبرة الدحداح
Cemetery north of the old city where many late scholars of Damascus lie, including shaykhs of the 20th century.
al-Taghaliba Cemetery
مقبرة التغالبة
Old cemetery of the Banu Taghlib quarter, one of the historic Arab tribal neighbourhoods of Damascus.
Bab al-Saghir Cemetery
مقبرة الباب الصغير
Damascus's oldest cemetery, holding graves attributed to the Prophet's wives Umm Habiba and Umm Salama's kin, companions, and Bilal the muezzin.
Prophet Dhu al-Kifl Cemetery
مقبرة نبي الله ذي الكفل
Hillside cemetery beside the Dhu al-Kifl mosque on Qasioun, overlooking the city.
Qadi Ibn al-Zaki Cemetery
مقبرة القاضي ابن الزكي
Cemetery named for the Banu al-Zaki family, hereditary chief judges of Damascus in the Ayyubid age.
Rawdat al-Ulama Cemetery
مقبرة روضة العلماء
'Garden of the Scholars' — burial ground on Qasioun's slopes reserved for the ulama of Damascus.
Shaykh Ibrahim Cemetery
مقبرة الشيخ إبراهيم
Small quarter cemetery gathered around the grave of a local shaykh Ibrahim.
Shaykh Khalid Cemetery
مقبرة الشيخ خالد
Hillside cemetery on Qasioun around the tomb of Khalid al-Naqshbandi, favoured by the Naqshbandi order.