Jabal Qasioun

After arriving to the diverse city of Damascus, the first noticeable thing was a HUGE mountain. This was no ordinary mountain though. It was the central aspect of the capital city! Made of rock, minerals and other matter, this beautiful piece of nature was the cherry on top of a cake for one of the most beautiful places on earth. Jabal Qasioun was used by the Syrian government as land to build over 10 000 homes for poor people back in the 1980's. It now homes for over 100 000 Syrians, with a few relatives inhabiting the area. The first place we had decided to go was the observatory on the peak of the mountain. This allowed us to look through the large flat area of Damascus, and also look into out of space!

Panorama Shot of the view from the observatory

Mohammed N