Umayyad Square
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Ummayyad Square is a large and important square in Damascus
, Syria
. It connects the city center with several important highways and areas. The name refers to the Umayyad Caliphate when Damascus was the capital.
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. It connects the city center with several important highways and areas. The name refers to the Umayyad Caliphate when Damascus was the capital.
Buildings on the Umayyad Square
- Damascus Opera HouseDamascus Opera HouseDamascus Opera House is the national opera house of Syria. It is located in central Damascus, on the Umayyad Square. It was inaugurated on May 7, 2004.-History:...
complex, which includes the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts. - Al-Assad National LibraryAl-Assad National LibraryAl-Assad Library is the national library of Syria. It was established in Damascus in 1984 'to gather all books and daily issues in addition to all kinds of literature connected with our "ancestral cultural legacy", then to sort out these materials to serve researchers and scholars and benefit...
- Syrian TelevisionSyrian TelevisionSyrian Television is the official television broadcaster of Syria. It was formed in 1960, when Syria and Egypt were part of the United Arab Republic...
building. - Syrian Armed ForcesMilitary of SyriaThe Syrian Armed Forces are the military forces of Syria. They consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Air Defense Force.-Manpower:The President of Syria is the commander in chief of the Syrian armed forces, comprising some 646,500 troops upon mobilization. The military is a conscripted force;...
Joint Chiefs of Staffs Headquarters. - Ministry of Defense.
- Sheraton Damascus Hotel.