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| Page Views: 859 Last Visit to Damascus: September, 2006 | Damascus by iwys - last update: Apr 15, 2007 |
Damascus disputes with Aleppo the title of being the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Here you can find traces of nearly every major episode in the history of the Middle East. You can follow in the footsteps of St. Paul, see the Roman gates to the city, visit the tombs of Saladin and Hussein, wander around eighteenth century courtyards and even see a one-hundred-year-old steam train.
"No recorded event has occurred in the world but Damascus was in existence to receive news of it.....There was always a Damascus" Mark Twain. |
|  | From the 6th to 7th centuries Damascus was the most important city in the Middle East, being the capital of an Umayyad empire that extended from India to Spain. Today it is the capital of Syria and has a population of 4.5 million. |
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PierreZA Sun Nov 11, 2007 20:40 UTC
Very, very nice page. Good pictures and tips, thank you. | jadedmuse Wed Apr 18, 2007 22:12 UTC
I think Jericho is a contender for oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, as well. Beautiful photos. I'll be back to see your tips, I'll bet they're fab!!! M | norain Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:43 UTC
Nice Damascus page, love Bakdash too. | Jim_Eliason Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:18 UTC
grerat page, very detailed info! |
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