Det sker i Damascus, Syria året igennem

Stille — skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  18. feb. – 19. mar.Lukninger

  The Old City is the place to be after sunset: Souq al-Hamidiyah stays open late and the courtyard restaurants serve one long sitting. Daytime is shut and slow. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Christmas in Bab Touma (20. dec. – 1. jan. (normalt))

Travlt — Ramadan, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (18. feb. – 19. mar.)

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–22. mar.Ramadan & eidLukningerTætpakket

  Three days of family visits and new clothes. The souks shut for the first of them and the parks on the lower slopes of Qasioun take the overflow. Kilde ↗

• Risiko

  Khamsin dust winds

  15. mar. – 31. maj · normaltStøvsæson

  The spring southerly arrives with a jump in temperature and a sky the colour of weak tea, usually two or three days at a time before it clears. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Easter in Bab Touma

  5.–12. apr.Påske & den stille ugeLukninger

  The Christian quarter marks both Easters, and in most years the Western and Eastern Sundays fall a week apart. The sweet shops queue out of the door for a fortnight. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (18. feb. – 19. mar.)

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Eid al-Fitr (20.–22. mar.), Khamsin dust winds (15. mar. – 31. maj (normalt)), Easter in Bab Touma (5.–12. apr.)

Travlt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha

  10. maj – 10. jun. · normaltRamadan & eidLukningerTætpakket

  The second of the two major Islamic holidays, about two months after Eid al-Fitr. Families gather and livestock is sacrificed, and many head to Ghouta's parks or up to Bloudan for the days off. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Khamsin dust winds (15. mar. – 31. maj (normalt)), Easter in Bab Touma (5.–12. apr.)

Travlt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  The dry heat

  15. jun. – 5. sep. · normaltEkstrem varme

  Heat the city has always answered with courtyards and late nights. The Ghouta orchards and the hill villages above town take anyone who can get out for the weekend.

Stadig i gang: Eid al-Adha (10. maj – 10. jun. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: The dry heat (15. jun. – 5. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Damascus International Fair, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Damascus International Fair

  26. aug. – 4. sep.Stor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  The oldest trade fair in the region takes over the airport road for ten days at the end of August, and the central hotels go with it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: The dry heat (15. jun. – 5. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Damascus International Fair, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: The dry heat (15. jun. – 5. sep. (normalt)), Damascus International Fair (26. aug. – 4. sep.)

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Travlt — Liberation Day, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Liberation Day

  8. dec.National helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  The anniversary of the fall of the Assad government became a public holiday by decree in 2025. Official celebrations and large crowds gather in Umayyad Square, with roads around it closed and offices shut. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Christmas in Bab Touma

  20. dec. – 1. jan. · normaltJul & nytår

  The Christian quarters of Bab Touma and Bab Sharqi put up trees and lights and fill with families around the midnight services; security closes the lanes to cars, and Christmas Day is a public holiday. Kilde ↗