Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• Postcard of al-Otrush Mosque in Aleppo, Syria.
  Postcard showing the façade and octagonal minaret of al-Otrush Mosque. The mosque dates from the late 14th to early 15th century.
• Postcard of an artisan in Cairo.
  Postcard of an artisan at work, wearing a fez and apron.
• Postcard of Damascus City Hall.
  A postcard with a sepia photograph of a building with trees next to it and people walking in front.
• Postcard of Hamidiya barracks, Damascus
  A postcard depicting Hamidiya barracks in Damascus. Commissioned by Sultan Abdul Hamid II, the building was intended to be a university, but was used as barracks by Ottoman forces during World War I.
• Postcard of Hanania (Ananias) Chapel in Damascus.
  Postcard with a photograph of the underground Hanania chapel, or chapel of Saint Ananias. Domed, uneven walls and ceiling with an altar, candles, pews and chairs.
• Postcard of the Al-Azm Palace State Room.
  Postcard showing an ornate room with striped walls, an archway and soft furnishings. Mounted on card.
• Postcard of the bell tower of a Christian (?) church.
  Postcard of the bell tower of a Christian (?) church.
• Postcard of the Big Barracks at Hamidiya, Damascus.
  A postcard showing a wide, two-storey building with many arched windows. Mounted on card. The barracks, known as Al-Qashla Al-Hamidiyya, are now part of the university campus.
• Postcard of the Great Mosque in Damascus.
  Postcard showing the minaret and courtyard of the Great Mosque, with buildings, trees and mountains in the background. Mounted on card with pen drawings on the back.
• Postcard of the valley leading to Damascus.
  A postcard with a photograph of a road within a valley. Trees and rugged rocks sit either side of the road, on which are a vehicle and people walking.
• Postcard showing a man sitting by an ornate door in Cairo.
• Postcard showing the Tekkiye Mosque of Sultan Selim in Damascus.
  Postcard showing the Tekkiye Mosque complex, with domes and minarets. A river with a bridge is in the foreground, and in the background are trees and other buildings. Postcard is mounted on card with writing on the back.
• Postcard with an illustration of Bab al-Salam (The Gate of Peace), Damascus.
  A postcard with a painting of Bab al-Salam (The Gate of Peace). A yard or small street leads up to an arched walkway. A figure in red stands to the left of the opening.
• Postcards depicting Sultan Hasan and al-Rif'ai Mosques.
• Postcards depicting the interior and exterior of Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo.
  Muhammad Ali was the de facto ruler of Egypt from 1803 to 1848. He commissioned the mosque in Cairo between 1830 and 1848 in memory of his eldest son. The Ottoman-style mosque was built from limestone and alabaster.
• Postcards depicting the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.
  Four postcards showing inside and outside views of the Umayyad Mosque, or Great Mosque of Damascus. Commissioned by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd I, the mosque was completed in 715 CE and is one of the oldest in the world.
• Postcards of al-Marjeh Square, Damascus.
  Two postcards showing al-Marjeh Square, or Shouhada (Matryrs') Square. In the centre of the square is the Telegraph Column, built to mark the completion of the telegraph line between Damascus and Mecca. Buildings surround the square and mountains form the backdrop. People with horses and carts can be seen in both images.
• Postcards of Hejaz Railway Station in Damascus.
• Postcards of the Grand Serail (Government House) in Damascus.
  Two postcards showing the Grand Serail, or Government House, situated on the Barada River in Damascus. In front of the building are people walking and riding horses.
• Postcards showing general views of Damascus.
  Two postcards with photographs of general views of Damascus from above.
• Postcards showing the entrance to Al-Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus.
  Two postcards showing the entrance of Al-Hamidiyah Souq. People are standing with barrows, selling goods. French captions.
• Second Arab Exhibition (1934) booklet
  Copy of twelve-page booklet for the Second Arab Exhibition, which opened in Jerusalem on 6 April 1934.
• The Papers of Adil Al-Azmah. Box 1 (i).
  Seven sets of photocopied pages from the papers of Adil Al-Azmah, ranging between three and 21 sheets of paper, including copies of letters, lists of figures and document fragments, with some official seals. Most of these have been numbered individually (Nos.1-99). Almost all in Arabic, except for Palestine telegram receipts from Jerusalem in 1936.
• The Papers of Adil Al-Azmah. Box 1 (ii).
  Two sets of photocopied documents relating to the political activities of Adil Al-Azmah. The first comprises an eight page document (numbered as No.100). The second is a 25-page document. Both are handwritten.
• The Papers of Adil Al-Azmah. Box 1 (iii).
  Photocopy of a four-page printed report (No.101) from the papers of Adil Al-Azmah, which covers topics such as financial planning and the importance of retaining close military and political links with France.