Syrian History

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The coastal city of Latakia in the 1950s.

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The famous resort of Bludan, which has historically been the favorite summer lodging for the people of Damascus.

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The courtyard of Maktab Anbar, Syria’s first high school, when it was still a private residence in the 1880s.

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The Great Synagogue of Aleppo, known as “al-Kanisat al-Kabira.” It is in the old Jewish quarter of Bahsita.

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A picture of Damascus during the handing of rebels in the Marjeh Square in October 1925.

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A picture of Latakia in the 1930s.

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An overview of Damascus painted from Qasiyum Mountain at the turn of the 20th century.

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The Syrian Parliament in the 1940s, during the era of President Shukri al-Quwatli.

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The Syrian Parliament in 1955, during the re-election of President Shukri al-Quwatli to a new term in office.

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The Rabwa Road in the 1930s.

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The Seven Fountain Square in central Damascus in the 1940s.

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The Seven Fountain Square in central Damascus in the 1950s.

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The Sibki Garden in Damascus in the 1950s.

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The Shahbandar Square, named after the Syrian nationalist Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar, in the 1970s.

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The Seven Fountain Square in central Damascus in the 1960s.

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The Arnus Square in downtown Damascus in the early 1970s.

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The Arnous Square in downtown Damascus in the 1970s.

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A picture of the Semiramis Hotel, and the Commercial Bank of Syria, in the mid-1950s.

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The Citadel of Damascus (state prison) in the 1930s.

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The French Hospital in Damascus in the 1940s.

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The Harika neighborhood in Old Damascus after the French bombing in October 1925.

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The Marjeh Square in the mid-1960s.

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The Damascus Opera House, where the People's Party of Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar was founded in 1925.

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An overview of the city of Latakia in the 1950s.

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The Italian Hospital in Damascus (1950s).

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