National Museum of Damascus
Syria's largest museum, with treasures from Ugarit, Mari, Palmyra and the Dura-Europos synagogue.
CityDamascus
CategoryMuseums & Souqs
Best time to visitAll year
Visitors are greeted by the Umayyad façade of Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi; inside are prehistoric, classical and Islamic galleries.
It stands next to the Tekkiye Suleimaniye.
