1980s Maaloula General View Framed Postcard Reprint Color:White This vintage poster reprint features

This vintage poster reprint features the minarets of the Takiyya Sulaymaniyya (التكيه السليمانيه) and proclaims the arrival of the "Great Economic Event for Syria and the Arab World"

Originally the site of a garrison of Kurdish forces stationed by the Mirdasid dynasty (مرداسيون) - hence the original name Hosn al-Akrad (حصن الأكراد) - the castle as we know it was originally built in the 12th century by Crusaders

The five stamps include:

CHEST WIDTH (cm) LENGTH (cm) S 50

The photo is an original Felix Bonfils

1980s Maaloula General View Framed Postcard Reprint Color:White This vintage poster reprint featuresThe ancient town of Maaloula () in Rif Dimashq Province ( ) is one of the last places where Aramaic is still spoken. This scenic postcard captures the town nestled against the steep ravine. At the top you can glimse the Saint Sarkis (Sergius) Monastic Complex (Deir Mar Sarkis ) with elements of it dating back to the Roman period it is one of the oldest surviving monasteries in Syria. This is a hi res reprint (not an original), framed and printed on