Fun fact 5 about Damascus
city
The Grand Mosque of Damascus, originally a Christian cathedral, was completed in 715.
Damascus
Syria
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city
Damascus
Syria
Country
Syria
Population
2.5M
Coordinates
33.51, 36.29
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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