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Bookmark or Share- Ancient City of Damascus - UNESCO World Heritage CentreAncient City of Damascus. Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The city has some 125 monuments from different periods of its history – one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century ...
- Damascus | History, Map, Population, & Facts | BritannicaDamascus, city, capital of Syria. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it has been called the “pearl of the East,” praised for its beauty and lushness; the 10th-century traveler and geographer al-Maqdisī lauded the city as ranking among the four earthly paradises.
- Ancient City of Damascus -- World Heritage Site - National GeographicGet facts, photos, and travel tips for the ancient city of Damascus, a World Heritage site in Syria, from National Geographic.
- Damascus - WikipediaDamascus (/ d ə ˈ m æ s k ə s / də-MASK-əs, UK also / d ə ˈ m ɑː s k ə s / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشق, romanized: Dimašq) is the capital of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.
- Damascus - WikiwandDamascus is the capital of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.
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