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Syria has not only the oldest capital in the world, but also has a lot of old religious sites, both great christian holy places and old islamic monuments.

St. Paul Window: The window where St. Paul got out of the city, young believers put him inside a basket and lowered him from a window in Damascus wall.

St. Ananias Chapel: The little cave under ground where St Paul met St. Ananias and both started preaching for Christianity.

Straight Street: Crossing Damascus City west to east, the street is mentioned in the Bible when Saint Paul crossed it escaping from the Roman soldiers after his conversion.Tomb of St. John the Baptist (his head):The tomb is inside the great Umayyad mosque, as there was a church in same place in the 5th century A.D.

Kawkab: The place where St Ananias has had his vision. It is 20 KM from Damascus.

Maaloula: where Aramaic, the language of Christ, is still spoken. This Region abounds with many archaeological sites in addition to its resorts. The most important sites include:
-Convent of Moses in Nabk.
-Pre- historical caves in Yabroud and a Byzantine Catholic Church. -St Takla church of Maaloula, the 1st martyr in Christianity dedicated for Orthodox community. -St Serge Catholic Church built on the top of a mountain.

St Simeon convent: One of the most important Christian sites near Aleppo. It was built by Byzantine Emperor Zenon in the 5th century around the column on which Simeon the Stylist is said to have remained most of his life..

Zenar Church: In Homs city, goes back to the 1st. Century A.D. It is believed to contain the girdle, which was woven by Virgin Mari.

Kalb Lozah: Near aleppo . It goes back to the 6th Century A.D.
Elian Church: In Homs, was restored in 1843 A.D. Many frescos representing Jesus Christ and John the Baptist among the findings there.

Khaled Mosque: It accommodates the corpse of the great leader Khaled Ibn Al Waleed. It was restored in the 19th Century.

Virgin Mari Church: In Saidnaya village. This convent was built in 547A.D. During the time of Emperor Justinian. The building as a whole has two sections: the new church and the old one. The old one is a very dark room, which accommodates the Icon, which was drawn by St. Luke himself. And was brought to the convent due to a miracle.

Rasafe: It was mentioned in the Old Testament due to its importance which dates back to 305 when St Sergios and his Friend Backus refused pagan cult and embraced Christianity. They were killed for the sake of the new faith. The Cathedral of Rasafe bears the name of St. Sergios. It was built in the 6th Century.

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