The Umayyad square is connected with seven of the city's most important streets and highways: • Beirut Street, which connects Damascus to the capital of
Lebanon,
Beirut • Jawaharlal Nehru street, named after
Jawaharlal Nehru, former prime minister of
India • Adnan al-Malki street, named after
Adnan al-Malki, a
Syrian Army officer and major 20th century political figure • Mehdi Ben Barka street, named after
Mehdi Ben Barka, a
Moroccan politician • Shukri al-Quwatli street, one of the city's most important streets, named after
Shukri al-Quwatli, first president of an independent Syria • Abu Bakr street, named after
Rashidun caliph
Abu Bakr • Fayez Mansour street, named after Syrian Colonel Fayez Mansour who
aced 14 victories against the
Israeli Air Force ==Buildings on the Umayyad Square==