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href="/wiki/Siege_of_Aleppo_(1980)" title="Siege of Aleppo (1980)">Aleppo (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_1980_assassination_attempt_on_Hafez_al-Assad" class="mw-redirect" title="June 1980 assassination attempt on Hafez al-Assad">Syrian President assassination attempt (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tadmor_Prison_massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="Tadmor Prison massacre">Tadmor Prison massacre (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Hama_massacre" title="1981 Hama massacre">Hama (April 1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Azbakiyah_bombing" title="1981 Azbakiyah bombing">Azbakiah bombing (November 1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Hama_massacre" title="1982 Hama massacre">Hama (February 1982)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>The <b>1986 Damascus bombings</b> were a series of <a href="/wiki/Terrorism_in_Syria" title="Terrorism in Syria">terrorist</a> attacks perpetrated in <a href="/wiki/Damascus" title="Damascus">Damascus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a> in 1986. They were the deadliest acts of terrorism against <a href="/wiki/Civilian" title="Civilian">civilians</a> since the quelling of the <a href="/wiki/Islamist_uprising_in_Syria" title="Islamist uprising in Syria">Islamist uprising in Syria</a> in 1982. The bombings appeared to be aimed at destabilizing the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian government">Syrian government</a> under <a href="/wiki/Hafez_al-Assad" title="Hafez al-Assad">Hafez al-Assad</a> with links being between the suspected perpetrators and <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bombings">Bombings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Damascus_bombings&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Bombings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 13 March 1986, a <a href="/wiki/Truck_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Truck bomb">truck bomb</a> detonated under a bridge in a Damascus suburb, killing 60 people and injuring 100 more.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbc37_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc37-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Martin2004_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin2004-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A month later, 144 were killed by a series of bombings in five towns and cities across Syria, including Damascus, with buses being a prime target.<sup id="cite_ref-Chomsky2015_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chomsky2015-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbc37_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc37-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alleged_perpetrators">Alleged perpetrators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Damascus_bombings&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Alleged perpetrators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Immediately after the March bombing, the Syrian government placed the blame on Iraq, citing their desire to destabilize the regime. After the April 1986 bombings claimed the lives of an additional 144 people, a previously unknown group with pro-Iraq sympathies calling themselves the 17 October Group for the Liberation of the Syrian People, claimed responsibility.<sup id="cite_ref-Publications2003_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Publications2003-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> reported in 2008 that "pro-Iraqi militants" were "believed" to be responsible for both the March and April bombings.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc37_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc37-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Damascus_bombings&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_1986" title="List of terrorist incidents in 1986">List of terrorist incidents in 1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_modern_conflicts_in_the_Middle_East" title="List of modern conflicts in the Middle East">List of modern conflicts in the Middle East</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Damascus_bombings&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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SAGE. pp. 36–. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7619-8873-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7619-8873-1"><bdi>978-0-7619-8873-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+New+Era+of+Terrorism%3A+Selected+Readings&rft.pages=36-&rft.pub=SAGE&rft.date=2004-02-27&rft.isbn=978-0-7619-8873-1&rft.au=Gus+Martin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D9mhl__VpIFsC%26pg%3DPA36&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1986+Damascus+bombings" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Chomsky2015-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Chomsky2015_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNoam_Chomsky2015" class="citation book cs1">Noam Chomsky (23 March 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=YTnvBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA257"><i>Pirates and Emperors, Old and New: International Terrorism in the Real World</i></a>. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1949_Menarsha_synagogue_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 Menarsha synagogue attack">Menarsha synagogue attack</a> (1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleppo_Artillery_School_massacre" title="Aleppo Artillery School massacre">Aleppo Artillery School</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Hafez_al-Assad_in_June_1980" class="mw-redirect" title="Attempted assassination of Hafez al-Assad in June 1980">President assassination attempt (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Azbakiyah_bombing" title="1981 Azbakiyah bombing">1981 Azbakiyah bombing</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1986 Damascus bombings</a> ‡</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Damascus_terrorist_attacks#2004" class="mw-redirect" title="Damascus terrorist attacks">Damascus diplomatic quarter</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damascus_terrorist_attacks#2006" class="mw-redirect" title="Damascus terrorist attacks">Syrian National TV</a> (June 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damascus_terrorist_attacks#2006" class="mw-redirect" title="Damascus terrorist attacks">US embassy</a> (September 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Damascus_car_bombing" title="2008 Damascus car bombing">Damascus car bombing (2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damascus_terrorist_attacks#2009" class="mw-redirect" title="Damascus terrorist attacks">Sayyidah Zeinab</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Syrian_civil_war" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bombings during the Syrian civil war">2010s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Damascus_bombings" title="2011 Damascus bombings">2011 Damascus bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2012_Aleppo_bombings" title="February 2012 Aleppo bombings">Aleppo (February 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2012_Aleppo_bombing" title="March 2012 Aleppo bombing">Aleppo (March 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2012_Damascus_bombings" title="March 2012 Damascus bombings">Damascus (March 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2012_Damascus_bombings" title="April 2012 Damascus bombings">Damascus (April 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2012_Idlib_bombings" class="mw-redirect" title="April 2012 Idlib bombings">Idlib (April 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_May_2012_Damascus_bombings" title="10 May 2012 Damascus bombings">Damascus (May 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Deir_ez-Zor_bombing" title="2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing">Deir ez-Zor (May 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18_July_2012_Damascus_bombing" title="18 July 2012 Damascus bombing">Damascus (July 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2012_Aleppo_bombing" title="September 2012 Aleppo bombing">Aleppo (September 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2012_Aleppo_bombings" title="October 2012 Aleppo bombings">Aleppo (October 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aqrab_massacre" title="Aqrab massacre">Aqrab (December 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleppo_University_bombings" title="Aleppo University bombings">Aleppo University (2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2013_Damascus_bombings" title="February 2013 Damascus bombings">Damascus (February 2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maan_massacre" title="Maan massacre">Maan (February 2014)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homs_school_bombing" title="Homs school bombing">Homs (October 2014)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Tamer_bombings" title="Tell Tamer bombings">Tell Tamer (December 2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Homs_car_bombing" title="2015 Homs car bombing">Homs (December 2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Qamishli_bombings" title="2015 Qamishli bombings">Qamishli (December 2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Sayyidah_Zaynab_attacks" title="2016 Sayyidah Zaynab attacks">Sayyidah Zaynab (January and February 2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2016_Homs_bombings" title="February 2016 Homs bombings">Homs (February 2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2016_Jableh_and_Tartus_bombings" title="May 2016 Jableh and Tartus bombings">Jableh and Tartus (May 2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2016_Qamishli_bombings" title="July 2016 Qamishli bombings">Qamishli (July 2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Atmeh_attack" title="2016 Atmeh attack">Atmeh (August 2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_September_2016_Syria_bombings" title="5 September 2016 Syria bombings">(September 2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2017_Azaz_bombing" title="January 2017 Azaz bombing">Azaz (January 2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2017_Damascus_bombings" title="March 2017 Damascus bombings">Damascus (March 2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Aleppo_suicide_car_bombing" title="2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing">Aleppo (April 2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_As-Suwayda_attacks" title="2018 As-Suwayda attacks">As-Suwayda (July 2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2019_Syria_bombings" title="June 2019 Syria bombings">(June 2019)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_2019_Syria_bombings" title="November 2019 Syria bombings">(November 2019)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Afrin_bombing" title="2020 Afrin bombing">Afrin (April 2020)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Homs_drone_strike" title="2023 Homs drone strike">Homs (October 2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Azaz_bombing" title="2024 Azaz bombing">Azaz (March 2024)</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Saladin" title="Mausoleum of Saladin">Mausoleum of Saladin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayyad_Mosque" title="Umayyad Mosque">Umayyad Mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citadel_of_Damascus" title="Citadel of Damascus">Citadel of Damascus</a></li> <li>Grand Serail of Damascus</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khadra_Palace" title="Khadra Palace">Khadra Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nur_al-Din_Bimaristan" title="Nur al-Din Bimaristan">Nur al-Din Bimaristan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maktab_Anbar" title="Maktab Anbar">Maktab Anbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hejaz_Train_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Hejaz Train Station">Hejaz Train Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Saladin" title="Statue of Saladin">Statue of Saladin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_(Damascus)" title="Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Damascus)">Tomb of the Unknown Soldier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_of_Jupiter,_Damascus" title="Temple of Jupiter, Damascus">Temple of Jupiter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tishreen_Palace" title="Tishreen Palace">Tishreen Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Palace,_Damascus" title="Presidential Palace, Damascus">Al-Shaab Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_War_Panorama" title="October War Panorama">October War Panorama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Madrasas and takiyyas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Al-Adiliyah_Madrasa" title="Al-Adiliyah Madrasa">Al-Adiliyah Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Shamiyah_al-Kubra_Madrasa" title="Al-Shamiyah al-Kubra Madrasa">Al-Shamiyah al-Kubra Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Fathiyah_Madrasa" title="Al-Fathiyah Madrasa">Al-Fathiyah Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Mujahidiyah_Madrasa" title="Al-Mujahidiyah Madrasa">Al-Mujahidiyah Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Qilijiyah_Madrasa" title="Al-Qilijiyah Madrasa">Al-Qilijiyah Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Rukniyah_Madrasa" title="Al-Rukniyah Madrasa">Al-Rukniyah Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Sahiba_Madrasa" title="Al-Sahiba Madrasa">Al-Sahiba Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salimiyya_Madrasa" title="Salimiyya Madrasa">Salimiyya Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Sibaiyah_Madrasa" title="Al-Sibaiyah Madrasa">Al-Sibaiyah Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Zahiriyah_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Zahiriyah Library">Al-Zahiriyah Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nur_al-Din_Madrasa" title="Nur al-Din Madrasa">Nur al-Din Madrasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salimiyya_Takiyya" title="Salimiyya Takiyya">Salimiyya Takiyya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulaymaniyya_Takiyya" title="Sulaymaniyya Takiyya">Sulaymaniyya Takiyya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mosques_in_Damascus" title="List of mosques in Damascus">Mosques</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aqsab_Mosque" title="Aqsab Mosque">Aqsab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darwish_Pasha_Mosque" title="Darwish Pasha Mosque">Darwish Pasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanabila_Mosque" title="Hanabila Mosque">Hanabila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salimiyya_Takiyya" title="Salimiyya Takiyya">Ibn 'Arabi Mosque (Salimiyya Mosque)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murad_Pasha_Mosque" class="mw-redirect" title="Murad Pasha Mosque">Murad Pasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nabi_Habeel_Mosque" title="Nabi Habeel Mosque">Nabi Habeel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayyidah_Ruqayya_Mosque" title="Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque">Sayyidah Ruqayyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinan_Pasha_Mosque_(Damascus)" title="Sinan Pasha Mosque (Damascus)">Sinan Pasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulaymaniyya_Takiyya_Mosque" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulaymaniyya Takiyya Mosque">Sulaymaniyya Takiyya Mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayyad_Mosque" title="Umayyad Mosque">Umayyad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yalbugha_Mosque" title="Yalbugha Mosque">Yalbugha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Churches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Ananias_House" title="Saint Ananias House">Chapel of Saint Ananias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_of_Saint_Paul" title="Chapel of Saint Paul">Chapel of Saint Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Dormition" title="Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition">Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syriac_Catholic_Cathedral_of_Saint_Paul" title="Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Saint Paul">Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Saint Paul</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodox</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mariamite_Cathedral_of_Damascus" title="Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus">Mariamite Cathedral</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriental Orthodox">Oriental Orthodox</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_George,_Damascus" title="Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus">Syriac Cathedral of Saint George</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Synagogues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elfrange_Synagogue" title="Elfrange Synagogue">Elfrange Synagogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jobar_Synagogue" title="Jobar Synagogue">Jobar Synagogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menarsha_Synagogue" title="Menarsha Synagogue">Menarsha Synagogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racqy_Synagogue" title="Racqy Synagogue">Racqy Synagogue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historic gates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bab_al-Faradis" title="Bab al-Faradis">Bab al-Faradis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bab_al-Jabiyah" title="Bab al-Jabiyah">Bab al-Jabiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bab_al-Saghir" title="Bab al-Saghir">Bab al-Saghir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bab_al-Salam" title="Bab al-Salam">Bab al-Salam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bab_Kisan" title="Bab Kisan">Bab Kisan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bab_Sharqi" title="Bab Sharqi">Bab Sharqi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bab_Tuma" title="Bab Tuma">Bab Tuma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Souqs and caravanserais</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jaqmaq_Caravansarai" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaqmaq Caravansarai">Jaqmaq Caravansarai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khan_As%27ad_Pasha" title="Khan As'ad Pasha">As'ad Pasha Caravansarai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulayman_Pasha_Caravansarai" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulayman Pasha Caravansarai">Sulayman Pasha Caravansarai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Harir_Caravansarai_(Damascus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Harir Caravansarai (Damascus)">Al-Harir Caravansarai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midhat_Pasha_Souq" title="Midhat Pasha Souq">Midhat Pasha Souq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Hamidiyah_Souq" title="Al-Hamidiyah Souq">Al-Hamidiyah Souq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Buzuriyah_Souq" title="Al-Buzuriyah Souq">Al-Buzuriyah Souq</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture and <br />education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Damascus" title="National Museum of Damascus">National Museum of Damascus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Assad_National_Library" title="Al-Assad National Library">Al-Assad National Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damascus_Opera_House" title="Damascus Opera House">Damascus Opera House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damascus_University" title="Damascus University">Damascus University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_Virtual_University" title="Syrian Virtual University">Syrian Virtual University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_University_for_Science_and_Technology" title="International University for Science and Technology">International University for Science and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_Private_University" title="Syrian Private University">Syrian Private University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_International_University" title="Arab International University">Arab International University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higher_Institute_for_Applied_Science_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology">Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higher_Institute_of_Music_in_Damascus" title="Higher Institute of Music in Damascus">Higher Institute of Music in Damascus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higher_Institute_for_Dramatic_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts">Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Administration" title="National Institute of Administration">National Institute of Administration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damascus_Community_School" title="Damascus Community School">Damascus Community School</a></li> <li>Lycée Charles de Gaulle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shami_Hospital" title="Shami Hospital">Shami Hospital</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Entertainment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bakdash_(ice_cream_parlor)" title="Bakdash (ice cream parlor)">Bakdash (ice cream parlor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bawabet_Dimashq" title="Bawabet Dimashq">Bawabet Dimashq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havana_Cafe" title="Havana Cafe">Havana Cafe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beit_al-Mamlouka_Hotel" title="Beit al-Mamlouka Hotel">Beit al-Mamlouka Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Tower_Hotel" title="Blue Tower Hotel">Blue Tower Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Seasons_Hotel_Damascus" title="Four Seasons Hotel Damascus">Four Seasons Hotel Damascus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Streets and squares</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baghdad_Street_(Damascus)" title="Baghdad Street (Damascus)">Baghdad Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marjeh_Square" title="Marjeh Square">Marjeh Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rawda_Square" title="Rawda Square">Rawda Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabaa_Bahrat_Square_(Damascus)" title="Sabaa Bahrat Square (Damascus)">Sabaa Bahrat Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayyad_Square" title="Umayyad Square">Umayyad Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yusuf_al-Azma_Square" title="Yusuf al-Azma Square">Yusuf al-Azma Square</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barada" title="Barada">Barada River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharpar" title="Pharpar">Pharpar River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Qasioun" title="Mount Qasioun">Mount Qasioun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salera_Hill" title="Salera Hill">Salera Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghouta" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghouta">Ghouta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sport</th><td 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