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Damascus (Arabic: دِمَشقُ‎, Dimashq, commonly known as الشام ash-Shām also known as the "City of Jasmin" Arabic: مدينة الياسمين‎) is the capital and largest city of Syria as well as one of the country's 14 governorates. The Damascus Governorate is ruled by a governor appointed by the Minister of Interior. In addition to being widely known as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, Damascus is a major cultural and religious center of the Levant.
Currently, the city has an estimated population of about 1,669,000.[1] Unofficial estimates often assume a much larger population[citation needed]. Located in southwestern Syria, it is the center of a large metropolitan area of four million people.[citation needed] Geographically embedded on the eastern foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range 80 km (50 mi) inland from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea on a plateau 680 metres (2,200 ft) above sea-level. Damascus experiences a semi-arid climate due to the rain shadow effect. The Barada River flows through Damascus.
First settled in the 2nd millennium BC, it was chosen as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate from 661-750. After the victory of the Abbasid dynasty, the seat of Islamic power was moved to Baghdad. Damascus saw a political decline throughout the Abbasid era, only to regain significant importance in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods. During Ottoman rule, the city decayed completely while maintaining a certain cultural prestige. Today, it is the seat of the central government and all of the government ministries.
SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA.ORG

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Bonne idée de ville :cheers::)

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j´ai eu l´occasion de visiter cete ville pleine d´histoire. j´adore damas.

Moi également et au meme titre que Istanbul, c'est une ville feerique ou le reve de sherazad pourrait avoir une realité ... pour moi c'est vraiment l'orient.

Merci espanoldz

^^ Merci a tout le monde pour les commentaires!!!

Moi aussi j'adore la Syrie et les syriens!!! c'est un peuple combattant (comme le notre) qui n'a jamais oublié ses frères palestiniens!!

one of the most ancient cities in the world... i've been many times nice pictures

فندق باب الحارة

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Photography by Lauren Kirkwood

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awesome .... an amazing city, love it.

thanks for sharing web