Damascus[a] (دِمَشْق) is the capital and largest city of Syria. [5][6] It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām[b] and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine " (مَدِيْنَةُ الْيَاسْمِينِ, Madīnat al-Yāsmīn), [7] Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world. Situated in southwestern Syria ...
Damascus is the 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. It is unclear when the ancient city was founded, but evidence has been found showing that an urban center in the area existed in the 4th millennium BCE.
Damascus is made up of a sizable old city, divided into the market area, Muslim area, Christian area, and a small Jewish area. The modern city is mainly gray with little green, and most of the modern buildings are influenced by Syria's weak economy. There is a university, many museums, and embassies. The Ancient City of Damascus was selected as UNESCO World Heritage site, in 1979. World ...
Damascus (دمشق Dimashq) is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age. As a city of immense religious importance, Damascus is home to the Street Called Straight, where the Apostle Paul (Saul) converted to Christianity; the Minaret of ʿĪsā, where Muslims believe ʿĪsā ...
DAMASCUS (usually called Esh Shâm, also Dimeshk) is one of the oldest and most remarkable cities in the world, and bursts upon the view of the traveller like a vision of paradise. It is situated at the base of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, in latitude 33° 32´ north, longitude 36° 20´ east; one hundred and thirty-three English miles north-north-east of Jerusalem, one hundred and eighty miles ...