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The name of Damascus first appeared in the geographical list of Thutmose III as tjmsqw in the 15th century BC.

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Damascus

Syria

Country
Syria
Population
2.5M
Coordinates
33.51, 36.29
125th most populous city in the world

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām 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 was built on a plateau 680 m above sea level and is about 80 km inland from the Mediterranean.

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Damascus

Syria

Country
Syria
Population
2.5M
Coordinates
33.51, 36.29
125th most populous city in the world

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Carbon-14 dating suggests that the site of Damascus may have been occupied since around 6300 BC.

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Damascus

Syria

Country
Syria
Population
2.5M
Coordinates
33.51, 36.29
125th most populous city in the world

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Damascus, Syria, Panoramic view of Damascus
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The Old City of Damascus retains the rectangular shape established by the Romans, with its two main axes known as the Decumanus Maximus and the Cardo.

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Damascus

Syria

Country
Syria
Population
2.5M
Coordinates
33.51, 36.29
125th most populous city in the world

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Damascus, Syria, Panoramic view of Damascus
city

The Grand Mosque of Damascus, originally a Christian cathedral, was completed in 715.

Damascus
Syria
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Damascus

Syria

Country
Syria
Population
2.5M
Coordinates
33.51, 36.29
125th most populous city in the world

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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