Souq Al Hamidiyeh (Damascus - دمشق)

The most well known shopping centre in Syria and the most popular. It follows a straight line from the west ,where Bab al-Nasr used to be, to the Omayyad Mosque. It dates back to 1863, to the rule of the Ottaman Sultan Abdul-Hamid, after whom the souq was called. What appears to be small white lights on the roof like stars are actually bullet holes from the French when Syria was one of their colonies.

Dowar El Mawt (Aleppo - حلب)

This famous roundabout in Aleppo is well known for the number of accidents that have happened here in the past which is where it gets its name from meaning 'the roundabout of death' in Arabic. It has been enlargened as it turned out the small size of the roundabout was responsible for the accidents and it proved successful and today, as you can see in the picture, it has been decorated with a fountain and plants. Now you also find modern, large restaurants and housing all around.

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