Damascus

Capital and largest city of Syria

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Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.

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Israel’s New Blitz Turns Deadly, Syrian Soldier Killed, Three Wounded in Attack on Damascus \| Watch In a deadly airstrike early Sunday, Israeli aircraft targeted military installations and a residential building in the southwestern part of Damascus, resulting in the death of one Syrian soldier and.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:25Published 2 days ago

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