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| Keywords: DamasChristianQuarter1860.jpg Glass-photo ca 1860 of the destruction of the Christian Quarter in Damascus in 1860 The violent incident started on the 9th of July when a mob of 20 000-50 000 from the Maidan and Salihya districts of Damascus attacked killed and pillaged the Christian Quarter and its inhabitants 5 000 to 12 000 were estimated to have perished The Greek Orthodox the Greek Catholic and the Armenian churches were the first to be burned The Russian consulate was the first to be attacked followed by the French then the Dutch Austrian Belgian and the American consulates Abdu Costi the American Consul was beaten and left for dead The Prussian and the English Consulates were saved AN OCCASION FOR WAR Leila Tarazi Fawaz University of California Press 1994 Abdul Qadir al-Jazairi the exiled Algerian hero along with his 1000 volunteers protected most of the Diplomats and thousands of Christians in his houses He was awarded the highest medals by the European governments The building on the left is the French Lazarists Monastery and school burned by the attackers http //mideastimage com/result aspx 1860 PD-Syria 1860 in Damascus 1860 Lebanon conflict | ||||
