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Damascus in 1953
The photo is of Shukri al-Quwatli Street, where the Four Seasons Hotel is currently located.

The Nairn Bus, owned by a company that handled Damascus-Baghdad travel during the years 1936-1948
This photo of the Nairn was taken in Marjeh Square in the mid-1940s

Damascus in the early 1940s
This photo is taken off Marjeh Square, with the Grand Sarail on the left of the River Barada.

The Adnan al-Malki Square in Damascus in 1965
The square was named after Colonel Adnan al-Malki, the Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Syrian Army, who was assassinated in Damascus in 1955