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Mounments of Syria

Syria is located in the west of the Asian continent along the Jordan to the south, Turkey to the north, and all of Palestine, Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, and from the eastern side Vthdha Iraq, an area of ​​185.180 square kilometers, with a population of about 22 million people, according to 2013 estimates ad.

Syria and the distinction of being one of the oldest lands inhabited by humans since ancient times, it has been found on many human effects belonging to 750 thousand years BC's, as I found out many of the colonies and buildings belonging to the Stone Age, which are still some of them exist to this day.

Among the most important civilizations that have passed on the country Alomorih civilization, and the Kingdom of Ebla, and the Kingdom of Cana, and the Kingdom of Ugarit, and also all of the Canaanite civilization and the Babylonian Empire and many others, and those civilizations kept behind significant traces showing the history of Syria, and this is why the large number of monuments in Syria.

The most important monuments in Syria

Umayyad Mosque: He built a building in the Roman era as a center for shopping, and then around to the church in the first century AD, and remained so until the Muslims entered the city and Ksmoh into two parts, one left the Church, and the other became a mosque, and then converted to a mosque in full during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Walid bin Abdul Malik, and that was in the year 86 AH, has been re-construction of the mosque has placed its mosaics, large and minarets in addition to the four doors, a huge dome.

Krak des Chevaliers: a castle located in the city of Homs, and called the name of the Kurds Castle, a fort established in 1031 AD by the Almerdasien, and then successive events on the castle Vastoly the Crusaders in 1099 AD.

House Durra Church: It is the first church was built, so it is of great religious significance by the monks, and there are the oldest form of painting and drawing graphic of Christ, as found in the book Altatanius written in the Greek language, which describes one of the seven Christian ascetic sects.

The effects of ruin: a group of buildings and stones dating ancient Arab kingdom, which was ruled by Queen Zenobia, located effects of Palmyra in central Syria and track the province of Homs, one of the most important monuments in the world, was launched on the city name of the bride desert, and most important its contents city ​​Theater Palmyra, Zenobia and burial, and street columns, Temple Baalchmin.

Cairo Citadel: a large castle located in the province of Latakia, and is characterized by the castle built on a high mountain peak rising 4010 meters above the ground, as it is surrounded by trees and forests, making them enjoy the breathtaking view.