Damascus, SY
- Also Known As: Damascus Governorate
- Vicinity: Southern Syria
City of Jasmine
An Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria, located in southwestern Syria at the foot of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. Widely regarded as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Damascus has served as a political, commercial, and cultural center for millennia. Its historic core, including the ancient walled city and the Umayyad Mosque, reflects layers of Aramaean, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic history. Damascus remains one of the most significant historic cities of West Asia. - AsNotedIn