After 15 years, Syria!

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Umayyad mosque

After fifteen long years, I set my foot in Syria once more. As I entered Damascus, my heart nearly gave out. The city, my soul’s cradle, welcomed me with silent stories etched in every wall and stone.

Crying, laughing, lost, speechless…

It felt like finally touching a dream that had been aching in my chest for too long. Damaged but defiant, Damascus still the most breathtaking city on Earth.

Mount Qasioun
Mount Qasioun
Cathedral of Saint George
Cathedral of Saint George
Umayyad mosque
Umayyad mosque
Old alley
Old alley
Grave of Sultan Saladin Ayyubi
Grave of Sultan Saladin Ayyubi
Old alley
Old alley
Al-Azm Palace
Al-Azm Palace
Old house
Old house
Al-Hamidiyah Souq
Al-Hamidiyah Souq
Al Rabwah
Al Rabwah
Presidential Palace
Presidential Palace
Bab Serija market
Bab Serija market
Damaged House
Damaged House

More better quality pictures are on my gallery / Syria.

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28 responses to “After 15 years, Syria!”

  1. Debra Kolkka Avatar

    Thank you for taking me to Damascus. I hope Syria continues to grow and thrive.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Debra, for your kind words. I wish you can really visit it someday when things are better hopefully

  2. MichaelStephenWills Avatar

    Mohamad, fifteen years away and Damascus still greets you as if you only stepped out for a moment—scarred, stubborn, and impossibly beautiful. Your words (and photos) remind us that cities, like people, endure by remembering who they are. Home clearly never forgot you.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Michael, for the kind words. They really made my day! It honestly feels like I never left. I was even navigating the area by pure instinct; I didn’t even have to think about where I was going, I just arrived. Areas remembered as I never forget

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