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Bookmark or Share- Damascus - People, Culture, History | BritannicaDamascus - People, Culture, History: Damascus experienced tremendous growth during the second half of the 20th century, with its population estimated to have increased more than tenfold. The city’s growth rate is higher than that of the country as a whole, owing mainly to steady migration from rural areas.
- Fall of Damascus - WikipediaOn 7 December 2024, the Syrian opposition group known as the Southern Operations Room led forces that entered the Rif Dimashq region of Syria from the south, and those forces then came within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the capital Damascus.The Syrian Army withdrew from multiple points in the outskirts. [9] Concurrently with the advance towards Damascus, opposition militia Tahrir al-Sham and the ...
- Damascus | History, Map, Syrian Civil War, Assad regime, Population ...Damascus is the capital of Syria. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it has been called the ‘pearl of the East,’ praised for its beauty and lushness. It is unclear when the ancient city was founded, but evidence has been found showing that an urban center in the area existed in the 4th millennium BCE.
- Damascus - Encyclopedia.comDamascus was a cultic center for the god Hadad (cf. *Ben-Hadad, the name typical of the Damascene kings), apparently worshiped locally under the name Rimmon (cf. "the house of Rimmon," ii Kings 5:18). The ancient city of Damascus has not yet been uncovered.
- Damascus - New World EncyclopediaDamascus (دمشق transliteration: Dimashq, also commonly known as al-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is thought to be among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Its current population is estimated at about 4.5 million.
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