Damascus (/ dəˈmæskəs / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / dəˈmɑːskəs / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشْق, romanized: Dimašq) is the largest city in Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to …

5 days ago · Damascus, city, capital of Syria. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it has been called the “pearl of the East,” praised for its beauty and lushness; the 10th-century …

3 days ago · A delegation of Russian officials is in Damascus, Syria, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported.

2 days ago · Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President Bashar al-Assad fled the country, according to Russian …

2 days ago · Damascus was the seat of the sultan’s deputy in Syria, with a miniature court fashioned after that of Cairo. The economy recovered quickly after the Mongol withdrawal in …

5 days ago · The historical role of Damascus as a “desert port” has changed because of political developments and the scale of modern commerce. Most imports come through Syria’s own …

5 days ago · Ms. Malek is the author of “The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria.” She wrote from Damascus. In the years after the Syrian revolution, as the country unraveled, I …

Jan 5, 2025 · Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again.

Damascus (دمشق transliteration: Dimashq, also commonly known as al-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is thought to be among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the …

Nov 15, 2010 · Get facts, photos, and travel tips for the ancient city of Damascus, a World Heritage site in Syria, from National Geographic.