Ghouta
Sign in to saveGhouta ( / ALA-LC: Ḡūṭat Dimašq) is a countryside area in southwestern Syria that surrounds the city of Damascus along its eastern and southern rim.
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- Ottoman period
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- Independent Syria
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- List of settlements in Ghouta
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Ghouta ( / ALA-LC: Ḡūṭat Dimašq) is a countryside area in southwestern Syria that surrounds the city of Damascus along its eastern and southern rim.
thumb|View of Ghouta from the mountains surrounding the area thumb|right|A satellite view of Damascus in 2006
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