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  2. Damascus - Wikipedia

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    Damascus's population in 2004 was estimated to be 2.7 million people. [122] The estimated population of Damascus in 2011 was 1,711,000. However, in 2022, the city had an estimated population of 2,503,000, which in early 2023 rose to 2,584,771. [123] Damascus is the center of a crowded metropolitan area with an estimated population of 5 million.

  3. Modern history of Syria - Wikipedia

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    The mandate region was subdivided into six states. They were the states of Damascus (1920), Aleppo (1920), Alawites (1920), Jabal Druze (1921), the autonomous Sanjak of Alexandretta (1921) (modern-day Hatay), and the State of Greater Lebanon (1920), which later became the modern country of Lebanon.

  4. Aram (region) - Wikipedia

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    The main temple built in Hadad’s name was located in Aram-Damascus. The fate of this temple is remarkable, under the Roman Empire it was rebuilt as a Temple of Jupiter, during Byzantine times it was turned into a church and after the Arab conquest of Syria it became the biggest mosque of modern day Syria, named Umayyad Mosque.

  5. Syria (region) - Wikipedia

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    Several sources indicate that the name Syria itself is derived from Luwian term "Sura/i", and the derivative ancient Greek name: Σύριοι, Sýrioi, or Σύροι, Sýroi, both of which originally derived from Aššūrāyu in northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq and greater Syria [4] [5] [8] [9] For Herodotus in the 5th century BC, Syria extended as far north as the Halys (the modern ...

  6. List of oldest continuously inhabited cities - Wikipedia

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    The present day territory of Belgrade continuously inhabited for more than 7000 years. Proto-urban Vinča culture prospered around Belgrade in the 6th millennium BC. The fortified city of Belgrade founded around 279 BC as Singidunum. Braga: Lusitania Portugal: c. 16-15 BC [253] Bracara Augusta was founded in 16-15 BC under the order of the ...

  7. Decapolis - Wikipedia

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    The Decapolis region is located in modern-day Jordan (Philadelphia, Gerasa, Pella and Gadara), ... Damascus: Capital of modern Syria [5] Damascus, Syria

  8. Syria latest news: Thousands celebrate fall of Assad amid ...

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    Thousands across Syria have taken to the streets to celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime and the end to a catastrophic civil war.. The rallies will see thousands marking an end ...

  9. Old city of Damascus - Wikipedia

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    Narrow alley in old Damascus. Due to the rapid decline of the population of Old Damascus (between 1995 and 2009 about 30,000 people moved out of the old city for more modern accommodation), [15] a growing number of buildings are being abandoned or are falling into disrepair. In March 2007, the local government announced that it would be ...