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Syria Beit Al Mamlouka | Urbane Nomads

Overview

This luxury 17th century 8 bedroom boutique hotel is built around a central courtyard with citrus trees and a fountain and is located in the Christian quarter of Damascus' old city, Syria. Step out of such luxury and you will be within minutes walk from the rambling souks and the ancient culture that the old city has to offer...

Figures well as part of a luxury journey to Syria.

Accommodation ( the individual suites and the inspiration behind them)

Baybars I (1233-1277), Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1260-1277), originally a Turkish slave who rose to power through military skill. In 1260 he led the Mamluks against the Mongols at the Battle of Ayn Jalut, Palestine. Shortly afterwards he killed the Sultan and assumed supreme control. During his rule Egypt became the most powerful Muslim state in the Middle East.

Ibn Rished “Averros” in Arabic, Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Rushd (1126-98), Spanish-Arab Islamic philosopher, jurist and physician, was born in Cordoba, Spain. His father, a judge in Cordoba, instructed him in Muslim jurisprudence. He studied theology, philosophy and mathematics under the Arab philosopher Ibn Tufayl and medicine under the Arab physician Avenzoar.

Suleyman I, called The Magnificent (1494-1566), a sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520-1566). During his reign the empire reached its zenith of power and splendour.

Suleyman was born on November 6, 1494, in Trabzon (Trebizond), the son of Selim I. In 1521, at the beginning of his reign, Suleyman captured the city of Belgrade (now in Serbia). The following year he repelled the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, a military and religious order, from the Island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea. In 1526 he again invaded Hungary, killing Louis II, King of Hungary, and incapacitating the Hungarian army at the Battle of Moha¡cs. He returned to Hungary in 1529 as the supporter of John I Zapolya, who had been elected king by the Hungarian nobility, but whose claim was contested by Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I). Ferdinand was driven back into Vienna, which Suleyman then attempted to besiege. He was unsuccessful, thus limiting the extent of his invasion into central Europe.

Ibn Sina “Avicenna”, Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina, (980-1037), Iranian Islamic philosopher and physician, born near Bukhara (now Uzbekistan). The son of a government official, Avicenna studied medicine and philosophy in Bukhara. At the age of 18 he was rewarded for his medical abilities with the post of court physician to the Samanid ruler of Bukhara. He remained in this position until the fall of the Samanid Empire in 999. After that he travelled and lectured on astronomy and logic at Jurjan, near the Caspian Sea. He spent the last 14 years of his life as a scientific adviser and physician to the ruler of Isfahan.

Aghia Sophia, also Church of the Holy Wisdom, the most famous Byzantine structure in Constantinople (now Istanbul), built (532-37) by Emperor Justinian I, and now a museum. Its huge size and daring technical innovations make it one of the world's key monuments.

Dining

No in-house restaurant.

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This hotel could feature in this trip:

An itinerary through Syria visiting its cultural highlights, with an accommodation variety that combines the country's most chic boutique hotels with a stay in an ascetic practicing monastery.

Refer here for more itineraries featuring Syria