Damascus
Citadel of Damascus
ConfirmedWell-known
- On screen
- Citadel of Saladin (Salah al-Din's Citadel), Rich District
- Where
- Damascus, Syria
- Type of site
- Restored monument; opening has been intermittent.
- Time & access
- 1–1.5 hours. At the north-west corner of the walled city; walkable.
- Nearest location
- Umayyad Mosque; Barada River.
In the game
Shown as the 'Citadel of Saladin', partially rebuilt – but the big Ayyubid rebuild came after 1191.
The place today
Standing; restored sections.
What to look out for
- The twelve large towers and three gates
- the entrance by the Hamidiyya Souq
- the bronze statue of al-Adil outside
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