© B. Ludvigsen, 1998

Damascus - The capital of Syria.

• The Old City (souks)
  • Pictures from the old city in Damascus October 17 and 18, 1998.
  • Imprints on Damascus - images fro Souk el Hamadiyeh A photo exhibit by Richard Saad.
  • Sound from the Abu el 'Izz restaurant in Souk el Hamadiyeh
  • A cloth merchant in the souk reading from the Quran
  • Sounds from a public drinking fountain in the Souk el Hamadiyeh
  • A reed flute in the Souk el Hamadiyeh
  • Sounds of the crowds and Pakistani pilgrims in the Souk el Hamadiyeh

   

• The Great 'Ummayad Mosque of Damascus
  • The Great 'Ummayad Mosque of Damascus - Pictures and panoramas from October 1998.
  • Sounds of prayer from the Great 'Ummayad Mosque