The image displays a night view of an urban landscape in Rukn ad-Din Municipality, Damascus, Syria, taken from an elevated position

The image displays a night view of an urban landscape in Rukn ad-Din Municipality, Damascus, Syria, taken from an elevated position. In the midground, a large, multi-story building, identified as the Shahba Cham Palace Hotel, is centrally prominent and brightly illuminated with warm yellow light. Its facade features multiple rows of windows and two distinct vertical structural elements. Below this main building, a large illuminated sign partially spells out "SHAM". To the left, another multi-story building with cooler white lighting is visible. The immediate foreground is dark, indicating an unlit hillside or elevated terrain. Beyond the central structures, the city sprawls into the background, characterized by a dense scattering of countless small, twinkling white and yellow lights, signifying residential and commercial areas. A distinct horizontal line of brighter lights is visible further in the distance, suggesting a major road or a ridge of developments. The sky above is uniformly dark and clear. No individuals or specific actions are discernible within the frame.