Damascus

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... more

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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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