Damascus (Arabic: دِمَشق / ALA-LC: Dimashq; commonly known in Syria as al-Sham (Arabic: الشام / al-Shām), and as the City of Jasmine (Arabic: مدينة الياسمين / Madīnat al-Yāsmīn), is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo. Both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major cultural and religious center of the Levant. The ci...
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- 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
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