The Citadel of Damascus is an Ayyubid-era medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria. It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979
Courtyard and south wall of the Citadel of Damascus
One of the bastions of the Citadel of Damascus protected by multiple bretèches
The so-called "throne room" built by the Ayyubid emir Al-Adil
Street along the northern wall of the citadel, the gate in the background was once part of the northern gate of the citadel
Al-Nasir Faraj or Nasir-ad-Din Faraj, also Faraj ibn Barquq, was the sultan of the Circassian Burji dynasty of the Mamluk Sultanate from 1399 to 1412 with the title Al-Nasir. He was only 13 years old
Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq in Cairo