Damascus Steel Knife Making

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. 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.
  • Elevation: 680 m (2,230 ft)
  • Country: Syria
  • Governorate: Damascus Governorate, Capital City
  • First settlement: Tell Ramad
  • Municipalities: 16
  • Demonyms: English: Damascene · Arabic: دِمَشقِيّ, Dimašqī
  • Area code(s): Country code: 963, City code: 11

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