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Sayyida Ruqayya Mausoleum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 26 attractions in Damascus
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Attraction type: Architectural building, Religious site, Historic site
Address: Old Town Damascus
Syria

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5 of 5 stars
eddnash 6 contributions
Detroit
May 8, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

a must see.. a mausoleum that follows the Persian-Iraqi style of Islamic architecture, simply because this saint is venered by Shiaa..this style is something you dont see often in Syria, hence unique. the decoration is breath taking, and the place also is right in the center od the old city of Damascuse and very easy to reach. if you dont... more

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5 of 5 stars
auntiebeeb 14 contributions
Damascus
Dec 11, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

This is the burial place of Roqayya the young daughter of Hussein so it is a Shia Mosque expensively restored by Iran. The atmosphere was one of quietness and serenity. No one paid much attention to two foreign ladies walking round with the black hooded abiyas! The decoration is something I've never seen before. Glass mosaic on a lot of... more

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Sayyida Ruqayya Mausoleum Address

Old Town, Damascus, Syria