Famous Cities of the World : Damascus

Damascus is a quite safe city. However, visitors should dress modestly and avoid any demonstrations. Damascus is situated on both banks of the Barada, about 2 m. On the right bank is all the older part of the city and a long suburb called El-Meidan extending about a mile along the Hajj Road. Damascus is a place in Syria and is where westerners first observed the famed swords of the Far East. Actually they were made in India from a steel called wootz and only discovered in the city of Damascus.

Damascus is the capital of Syria, the oldest city in the world. Many different civilizations have left traces in this ancient city. Damascus is not only a very good example of peaceful coexistence; it is also part of biblical history. That on Friday, the Muslim holy day, the shops of the Christian quarter are crowded with Arabs in headscarves is one thing.

Damascus is situated on a plateau 690 meters above sea level, bordered by the Anti-Lebanon Mountains to the west, and the desert to the east. Damascus lies in the Ghutah oasis, and is fed with water by the Barada River. Damascus is situated (33 degrees 30' North latitude, 36 degrees 18' East longitude) in the Northwest corner of the Ghuta, a fertile plain about 2,300 ft. The part of the Ghuta East of the city is called el-Merj, the "meadow-land" of Damascus. Damascus is well served by buses internally in the country.

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