One Thousand and One Nights

"A scent of Jasmine and a rasp of sand." -James Morris

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[cityhopper2]

Al-Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus, November 2005,  Syria

photography by cityhopper2

[leave-me-colourless]

[syrianblogg]

دمشق القديمة-١٩٦٤. Old Damascus-1964.

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Jasmine flowers in Beit Al-Arabi (The Arabian House), in Dimashq (Damascus).

[cityhopper2]

Old town street in Damascus, November 2005,  Syria

photography by cityhopper2

[tayyiboon-deactivated20141223]

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ؟ "What is wrong with you? Why do you not help each other?"

Qur’aan; Surah As-Saaffaat (37), ayah 25 (via tayyiboon)

[fairuzstuff]

Fairuz footage from Damascus concert - 1976

[keif-al-hal]

Jeddah souq - Saudi Arabia by Eric Lafforgue

[underthejasminetree]

she was the rose that grew from concrete. 

                         .كانت الوردة التي نبتت من الخرسانة

[mediterraneanfeel]

[sausanxoxo]

إنْ كانَ لي وَطَنٌ .. فوجهُكِ موطني

أو كانَ لي دارٌ .. فحبُّكِ داري

مَنْ ذا يُحاسبني عليكِ .. وأنتِ لي

هِبَةُ السماء .. ونِعْمةُ الأقدارِ

[sa2il-bass-mahdoum]

Maghreb athaan in Damascus 😁 can u hear the plates ? Akhhhhh it’s just beautiful ❤️

[junglijawaani-deactivated201310]

الجمال لديها الكثير لتفعله مع الطابع “Beauty has a lot to do with character”

(via h-auptgewinn)

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[little-orkideh]

He knows what is in every heart.

Surah Al-Mulk 67:13  (via thelittlephilosopher)

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