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Jun 16, 2010 · 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, built on the site of an Assyrian sanctuary.
Sep 18, 2019 · Located inside the old walled city of Damascus, this feels like the busiest place in town. The souq is about 600 metres long and the entrance is covered by a tall stone arch, the remains of a Roman temple. A huge Syrian flag is strung flat across the roof. The atmosphere is lively, full of energy and people.
Damascus is the capital of Syria , a country in the Middle East. It is one of the world’s oldest cities. For thousands of years Damascus has been an important trading center. Today it is also Syria’s center of education and culture.
Damascus (sometimes called the city of Jasmin) is the capital city of Syria. IIn Arabic, its name is Dimashq (دِمَشْق). It is the largest city in Syria with about 4.8 million people living there. [source?] Damascus is thought to be one of oldest cities in the world that still has people living in it. It is believed that people started ...
Jan 29, 2024 · Days earlier, an Israeli strike on Damascus destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians. The Syrian military said in its statement that Israeli missiles were fired from the direction of Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, hitting “some points south of Damascus.”
May 7, 2024 · Damascus → Aleppo : 309 km: Damascus → Homs : 141 km: Damascus → Latakia : 229 km: Damascus → Deir ez-Zor : 408 km: Damascus → Hamath : 185 km: Damascus → Ar Raqqah : 368 km: Damascus → Manbij : 368 km
Apr 1, 2024 · The attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus came just days after Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on Syria’s Aleppo province, killing 53 people, including 38 soldiers and ...
