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A
barber shop in old Damascus. This picture was taken in 1900.
 A Medical students at Damascus University in the 1920s.
The
Hijaz Railway Station in Damascus during World War I. The station was
not build until after 1912 but the Damascus-Medina railroad had been
created in 1908. The Hijaz Station has been designed by the Spanish
architect Fernando de Aranda, who combined Western and Oriental
elements. The building is still considered one of the most beautiful
in Syria.
The Salhiyyieh Street in downtown Damascus during the Ottoman Era.
A
Syrian shop on Washington street in New York City in August 1920. The
picture shows the Syrian shop owners selling 'maarouk,' a local bread
usually popular during Ramadan to Syrian and American customers.
The Hamidiyyeh Market in Old Damascus in 1890, named after Sultan Abdulhamid II.
General Yusuf al-Azma (1883-1920), the Minister of War and Chief-of-Staff under King Faysal in 1918-1920.
Syrian
coins during the era of King Faysal I (1918-1920).
The Rabwa Road in Damascus during the early 1920s.
The
Ottoman Army led by pipers marching through Damascus on July 23,1917
as part of the Ottoman-German alliance during World War I.
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