Damascus (Arabic: دمشق, Dimashq, commonly known as الشام ash-Shām also known as City of Jasmin Arabic: مدينة الياسمين) is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and its current population is estimated at about 1,669,000. The city is a governorate by itself, and the capital of the governorate of Rif Dimashq ("Rural Damascus").
In Arabic, the city is called دمشق الشام (Dimashq al-Shām), al...
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Area:
- 573 km² (221 mi² )
Also known as:
- Damascus City,
- Muhafazat Madinat Dimashq,
- Madīnat Dimashq Al Mumtāzah,
- Muḩāfaz̧At Madīnat Dimashq,
- Muhafazat Dimashq,
- Dimashq,
- Madinat Dimashq Al Mumtazah,
- Muḩāfaz̧At Dimashq