Damascus Entertainment

  1. Abu al-Azz

    A three-piece band plays Oriental music at this Old City restaurant throughout the day and whirling dervishes perform around .

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  2. Umayyad Palace Restaurant

    This restaurant offers a meal and floorshow package that includes a band and dervishes, but if you go on a night when there isn't a tour group, the performance is half-hearted and disinterested at best. You're better off heading to one of the many Old City restaurants and cafés that feature an oud (Arabian lute) player in the evenings.

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