Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient City of Damascus' has mentioned 'Arab' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| c. 2500xe2x80x9315th century BC, Canaanites 15th century BCxe2x80x93late 12th century BC, New Kingdom of Egypt late 12th century BCxe2x80x93732 BCE, Aram-Damascus 732 BCxe2x80x93609 BC, Assyria 609 BCxe2x80x93539 BC, Babylonia 539 BCxe2x80x93332 BC, Persian Achaemenid Empire 332 BCxe2x80x93323 BC, Macedonian Empire 323 BCxe2x80x93301 BC, Antigonid dynasty 301 BCxe2x80x93198 BC, Ptolemaic Kingdom 198 BCxe2x80x93167 BC, Seleucid Empire 167 BCxe2x80x93110 BC, Ituraea (Semi independent from Seleucids) 110 BCxe2x80x9385 BC, Decapolis (Semi independent from Seleucids) 85 BCxe2x80x9364 BC, Nabataea 64 BCxe2x80x9327 BC, Roman Republic 27 BCxe2x80x93395 AD, Roman Empire 476xe2x80x93608, Byzantine Empire 608xe2x80x93622, Sassanid Persia 622xe2x80x93634, Byzantine Empire (restored) 529xe2x80x93634, Ghassanids 634xe2x80x93661, Rashidun Caliphate 661xe2x80x93750, Umayyad Caliphate 750xe2x80x93885, Abbasid Caliphate 885xe2x80x93905, Tulunids 905xe2x80x93935, Abbasid Caliphate (restored) 935xe2x80x93969, Ikhshidids 970xe2x80x93973, Fatimid Caliphate 973xe2x80x93983, Qarmatians 983xe2x80x931076, Fatimid Caliphate (restored) 1076xe2x80x931104, Seljuq Empire 1104xe2x80x931154, Burid dynasty 1154xe2x80x931174, Zengids 1174xe2x80x931260, Ayyubids 1260 Marchxe2x80x93September, Mongol Empire 1260xe2x80x931521, Mamluk Sultanate 1516xe2x80x931918, Ottoman Empire 1918xe2x80x931920, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration 1920 Marchxe2x80x93July, Arab Kingdom of Syria 1920xe2x80x931924, State of Damascus under the French Mandate 1924xe2x80x931946, French Mandate of Syria 1946xe2x80x931958, Syrian Republic 1958xe2x80x931960, United Arab Republic 1960xe2x80x93present, Syrian Arab Republic | WIKI |
| In particular, the Umayyad caliphate created Damascus as its capital, setting the scene for the city's ongoing development as a living Muslim, Arab city, upon which each succeeding dynasty has left and continues to leave its mark. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): Damascus, as capital of the Umayyad caliphate - the first Islamic caliphate - was of key importance in the development of subsequent Arab cities. | UNESCO |
| With its Great Mosque at the heart of an urban plan deriving from the Graeco-Roman grid, the city provided the exemplary model for the Arab Muslim world. | UNESCO |