Damascus
Barada River
ConfirmedLesser-knownApproximate area
- On screen
- River crossing Damascus Poor District (viewpoint on a boat)
- Where
- Damascus, Syria
- Type of site
- Landscape and urban river.
- Time & access
- 30 minutes.
- Nearest location
- Citadel of Damascus – the river runs just to its north.
In the game
The game shows a wide, open river through the Poor District; in reality it is much reduced and partly channelled through the city centre.
The place today
Exists; heavily reduced and partly channelled in the city.
What to look out for
- The Barada's channel along the north wall near Bab Tuma
- the green belt of the Ghouta on the edge of the city
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