North of Damascus lies Mount Qasioun (Jabal ... At the western edge of the mountain, Ibn Jubayr writes and local traditions still affirm, is a hill mentioned in the Quran, where Jesus (Isa in ...

The signs scattered along the road leading to Mount Qasioun no longer deterred the streams of cars packed with smiling families from climbing to the top of this mountain overlooking Damascus.

They say the city seems theirs again. Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the Syrian capital, Damascus, is being revived as a leisure spot. Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once ...

Sponsor Message Activists also say the regime has missiles aimed at Damascus proper, sitting in the hills of Mount Qasioun, which surround the capital. The activists also say there are government ...