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Damascus (/ d ə ˈ m æ s k ə s / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / d ə ˈ m ɑː s k ə s / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشْق, romanized: Dimašq) is the largest city in Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.
The sound of celebratory gunfire filled the streets of Damascus in the hours following the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. ... will have to reckon with the potential application ...
It comprised the States of Aleppo, Damascus, and of the Alawites, [4] spanning an area of 119,000 to 120,000 km 2. [5] It was officially dissolved by decree of 5 December 1924 "which received its application starting on 1 January 1925".
[34] The rebels started encircling the capital after capturing Al-Sanamayn, a town 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the southern entrance of Damascus. [35] In the Rif Dimashq region, pro-government forces withdrew from the towns of Assal al-Ward, Yabroud, Flitah, Al-Naseriyah and Artouz, while rebels came within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of Damascus. [36]
Damascus was given to Janbirdi al-Ghazali, a Mamluk who had submitted to Selim I. When Selim I died in 1520, al-Ghazali revolted and took the citadel. He marched upon Aleppo to expand his realm, but had to retreat and was eventually defeated and killed in the vicinity of Damascus in 1521. Damascus again changed hands, to the Ottomans. [36]
The Citadel of Damascus is located in the northwest corner of the Old City. The Damascus Straight Street (referred to in the conversion of St. Paul in Acts 9:11), also known as the Via Recta, was the decumanus (east–west main street) of Roman Damascus, and extended for over 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Today, it consists of the street of Bab Sharqi ...
613 – Sasanian captured Damascus during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628; 634 – Arab conquest of Damascus under Khalid ibn al-Walid. [1]715 – Great Mosque built by Al-Walid I by converting the church of St John the Baptist constructed by Arcadius.
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