Ancient City of Damascus
World Heritage
Syrian Arab Republic
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Founded in the third millennium BC, Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was a thriving craft center specializing in swords and lace. The city has 125 monuments from different historical periods, the most spectacular of which is the 8th-century Umayyad Great Mosque, built on the site of an Assyrian temple.
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