Damascus
Sign in to saveDamascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine" (), Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.
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Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria, famous for being the world's oldest continuously inhabited capital city. It is a major cultural center in the Levant and Arab world, poetically known as the "City of Jasmine."
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- {{anchor|Names and etymology}}Names and etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Early settlement
- Late Bronze
- Aram-Damascus
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- Rashidun period
- Umayyad and Abbasid periods
- Seljuq and Ayyubid periods
- Mamluk period
- Ottoman period
- Modern period
- 20th century
- Civil war
- Economy
- Demographics
- Population
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Sufism
- Historical sites
- Walls and gates of Damascus
- Churches in the old city
- Islamic sites in the old city
- Madrasas
- Khans
- Old Damascene houses
- Threats to the future of the old City
- State of old Damascus
- Education
- Transportation
- Culture
- Sports and leisure
- Nearby attractions
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine" (), Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.
Situated in southwestern Syria, Damascus is the center of a large metropolitan area. Nestled among the eastern foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range inland from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean on a plateau above sea level, Damascus experiences an arid climate because of the rain shadow effect. The Barada River flows through Damascus.
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