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Barada (arab. بردى, trl. Barada, Nahr Barada) – rzeka w Syrii. Wypływa ze wschodniego stoku gór Antylibanu, po ich pokonaniu wypływa z wąwozu na zachodnim skraju Damaszku, następnie płynie przez centralną część miasta (przepływa m.in. pod północnymi murami starego miasta) i rozlewa się w liczne odnogi na wschód od ...
The panel shown here is five meters (16.7 feet) above ground level on the wall in the courtyard of the Great Mosque in Damascus. The original image is created in mosaic technique.
Damascus (/ d ə ˈ m æ s k ə s / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / d ə ˈ m ɑː s k ə s / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشق, romanized: Dimašq) is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. [10] [11] [12] Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of ...
24 sie 2016 · Damascus Capital of Syria, on the River Barada, sw Syria. Thought to be the oldest continuously occupied city in the world, in ancient times it belonged to the Egyptians, Persians and Greeks, and under Roman rule was a prosperous commercial centre.
Damascus is the Gift of River Barada, the ancient Abana (Biblical appellation) or Chrysorrhoas (literally "streaming with gold"). This river gives birth to six branches as it enters the oasis of Damascus via the Rabwa Gorge : two in the north ( Yazeed and Tora ) and four in the south ( Banias , Kanawat, Daranee , and Mezzawee ).
The Umayyad Mosque was built on the site of the Roman Temple of Jupiter, converted into the Church of St John the Baptist in AD 379. After the Islamic conquest of Damascus, the holy site was shared between the Christians and the Muslims of the city.
8 sty 2017 · From ancient to modern times, Syria's Wadi Barada has been a vital water source, says Diana Darke.
