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310:Al-Mujahidiyah Madrasa
79:Abu Nidal Organization
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580:Al-Harir Caravansarai
288:Madrasas and takiyyas
239:Nur al-Din Bimaristan
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453:Chapel of Saint Paul
355:Sulaymaniyya Takiyya
340:Al-Zahiriyah Library
315:Al-Qilijiyah Madrasa
279:October War Panorama
216:Mausoleum of Saladin
22:Taqi al-Din al-Subki
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1095:1992 Pan Arab Games
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908:Municipal districts
847:Al-Muhafaza Stadium
753:Sabaa Bahrat Square
731:Streets and squares
628:Damascus University
565:Jaqmaq Caravansarai
481:Mariamite Cathedral
335:Al-Sibaiyah Madrasa
320:Al-Rukniyah Madrasa
305:Al-Fathiyah Madrasa
295:Al-Adiliyah Madrasa
249:Hejaz Train Station
226:Citadel of Damascus
58:, the chieftain of
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916:Old Damascus
884:Al-Shorta SC
779:Barada River
748:Rawda Square
604:Culture and
534:Bab al-Salam
244:Maktab Anbar
192:Historic and
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941:Al-Shaghour
889:Al-Wahda SC
880:Al-Nidal SC
866:Al-Jaish SC
794:Salera Hill
707:Havana Cafe
408:Sinan Pasha
398:Nabi Habeel
393:Murad Pasha
105:Asia portal
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951:Kafr Sousa
871:Al-Majd SC
544:Bab Sharqi
91:References
72:Franciscan
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986:Muhajreen
894:Barada SC
606:education
539:Bab Kisan
127:esyria.sy
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1050:Protocol
1001:Timeline
936:Al-Midan
549:Bab Tuma
440:Catholic
432:Churches
423:Yalbugha
383:Hanabila
185:Damascus
60:Ruwallah
40:Damascus
28:Sha'alan
991:Yarmouk
926:Qanawat
921:Sarouja
418:Umayyad
365:Mosques
50:History
36:الشعلان
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1045:Affair
1040:Eyalet
971:Qaboun
966:Barzeh
961:Dummar
956:Mezzeh
815:Venues
799:Ghouta
772:Nature
32:Arabic
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931:Jobar
859:Clubs
808:Sport
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