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    Citadel of Damascus (Arabic: قلعة دمشق, romanized: Qalʿat Dimašq) is a large medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria. It is part of the...
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    Damascus (/dəˈmæskəs/ də-MASK-əs, UK also /dəˈmɑːskəs/ də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشق, romanized: Dimašq) is the capital of Syria, the oldest current capital...
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    all the ruins of Damascus that lie up to 2.4 m (8 ft) below the modern level. The Citadel of Damascus is located in the northwest corner of the Old City...
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    Al-Ayoubi family (category Political families of Syria)
    him. Citadel of Damascus in Damascus. Mausoleum of Saladin in Damascus. Citadel of Saladin near Lattia. Citadel of Saladin in Cairo. Statue of Saladin...
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  • Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR), the strike hit a warehouse used by Iranian and Hezbollah fighters. Historic buildings near the Citadel of Damascus were damaged...
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    Aleppo and Damascus and held back the Crusaders from their repeated assaults on the cities. Several famous crusaders were imprisoned in the citadel, among...
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  • church of St John the Baptist constructed by Arcadius. 789 – Qubbat al-Khazna built. 1078 – Citadel of Damascus built. 1126 – Crusaders attacked Damascus. 1129...
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    Ayyubid dynasty (category History of North Africa)
    in the Citadel of Damascus to rebel against the Mongol occupation. The Mongols retaliated by launching a massive artillery assault on the citadel and when...
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    citadel of Damascus and he was buried in the city's Sufi cemetery. He fell ill in early September 1328 and died at the age of 65, on September 26 of that...
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  • Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (category Critics of Shia Islam)
    Citadel of Damascus. Of humble origin, Ibn al-Qayyim's father was the principal (qayyim) of the School of Jawziyya, which also served as a court of law...
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  • coordinates) List of castles List of Crusader castles Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castles in Syria. Sourdel 2010 Ancient City of Damascus, UNESCO World...
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    with the Syrian Emirs at Baalbek. Defeated in battle he fled to the Citadel of Damascus. Unable to escape, he surrendered and on May 23, 1412 he was stabbed...
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    bretèche at the Fort of Beauregard, Besançon A closed bretèche of the fortified church at Archon, Aisne Inside view of the Citadel of Damascus; twin bretèches...
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    Barada (redirect from Rivers of Damascus)
    Barada (Arabic: بَرَدَىٰ / ALA-LC: Baradā) is the main river of Damascus, the capital city of Syria. "Barada" is thought to be derived from the word barid...
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    Saladin located in front of the 11th century Citadel of Damascus, in the Ancient City of Damascus in Damascus, Syria. The statue was designed by Syrian sculptor...
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    similarities to Muslim work, such as the contemporary defences at the Citadel of Aleppo. It is unclear which side imitated the other, as the date they...
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  • Mehmed Selim Pasha (category Ottoman governors of Damascus)
    Janissaries rose in revolt against him, Selim Pasha sought refuge into the Citadel of Damascus. After a siege lasting 40 days he was promised safe passage but murdered...
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  • Atsiz ibn Uwaq (category Emirs of Damascus)
    region. He captured Damascus in 1076, becoming the first Turkoman emir of Damascus, where he began construction of the Citadel of Damascus. Having established...
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    The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; Arabic: قلعة قايتباي) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria...
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    Saladin (redirect from Joseph son of Job)
    of Saladin is an oversize equestrian bronze statue depicting Saladin located in front of the 11th century Citadel of Damascus in the Ancient City of Damascus...
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  • own mamluk soldiers to assassinate her son in her presence in the citadel of Damascus on 14 February 1135. She had his body thrown out the window, and...
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    al-Umawī), also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in...
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    complications from a peritonsillar abscess. He died at the age of 56 on 15 May 1174 in the Citadel of Damascus. He was initially buried there, before being reburied...
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    that the conflict might lead to the damage of important cultural sites such as Citadel of Salah Ed-Din. As of 2016 the castle survived the Syrian Civil...
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    Al-Adiliyah Madrasa, Damascus, Syria, 13th-century madrasah which was built by the Kurdish-Ayyubid Sultan Al-Adil I Citadel of Damascus, partially Modified...
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    Masyaf Castle (category Castles of the Nizari Ismaili state)
    Studies. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2012. "The Citadel of Masyaf" (PDF). A Brief Account of Project Activities in Syria. Aga Khan Trust for Culture...
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    in Damascus was under control. In early July, Ahmad Pasha had 14 cannons installed at the Citadel of Damascus and a cannon installed at the gate of the...
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    Qutuz (category Muslims of the Seventh Crusade)
    that night. However, he managed to escape with his brother to the citadel of Damascus. Baibars and the Mamluks then left Syria, travelling to Egypt where...
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    Margat (redirect from Bertrand of Margat)
    Homs. To punish the Hospitallers, Qalawun clandestinely raised an army in Damascus and besieged Margat on 17 April 1285. After a 38-day siege during which...
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    Al-Adil Kitbugha (category Regents of Egypt)
    was placed on the throne as the new Sultan of Egypt. Kitbugha took refuge inside the citadel of Damascus, but at last he resigned and recognized Lajin...
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