The Ancient City of Damascus is a World Heritage site in Syrian Arab Republic defined by the UNESCO in 1979 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 777 (502, 839) in our monthly survey..
"Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The city has some 125 monuments from different periods of its history – one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built on the site of an Assyrian sanctuary."
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