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Damascus. Coordinates: 33°30′47″N36°17′31″E. For other uses, see Damascus (disambiguation). Damascus ( / dəˈmæskəs / də-MASK-əs, UK also / dəˈmɑːskəs / 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.
Apr 23, 2024 · Damascus, 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.
Damascus - Ancient City, Syria, Oasis: Although Damascus is well-known to be an ancient city, it remains unclear exactly when the oasis was first settled. Excavations in 1950 demonstrated that an urban centre existed in the 4th millennium bce at Tall al-Ṣālḥiyyah, southeast 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 Great Mosque of the Umayyads ...
Nov 15, 2010 · Location: Syrian Arab Republic. Year Designated: 1979. Category: Cultural. Criteria: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (vi) Reason for Designation: The ancient site preserves the architecture, art, and...
Damascus (دمشق Dimaşk) is the capital of Syria and its second largest city after Aleppo. Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age. It is entitled the City of Jasmine and is a major cultural centre in the Levant and the Arab world.
People of Damascus. Damascus: Jupiter, Temple of. The ruins of the Temple of Jupiter, Damascus. Damascus experienced tremendous growth during the second half of the 20th century, with its population estimated to have increased more than tenfold. The city’s growth rate is higher than that of the country as a whole, owing mainly to steady ...
