A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub.

As the devotees proceeded through Momin Road, near the Kadam Mubarak mosque, they were subjected to an unprovoked assault.

The canon is 17.5 ft long and weighs 16,880 Ib. Near the canon, tourists can see a mosque, named as Kadam Sharif. It is said that the mosque contains a replica of the footprint of Prophet Muhammad.