The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...
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The Utopia of Water and Greenery: Ancient City of Damascus
Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The ...
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Ancient City of Damascus Municipality, Damascus Governorate, Syria
The skies will be cloudy. The high will be 56°. Unhealthy (151-200) Primary pollutant PM10 219 μg/m³ Amount of moisture present in the air relative to the maximum amount of moisture the air can ...
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Damascus, The Perfumed City
The perfect starting point is Brigid Keenan’s new book on the old city ... uniqueness of old Damascus and the necessity to preserve it. A traditional way of life continues in the narrow alleyways and ...
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Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians
A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent ...
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Syrian insurgents have reached the gates of the capital city of Damascus, reports say
It stands at an important intersection between Damascus, the capital ... forces took positions outside Syria’s third-largest city, without elaborating. Rami Abdurrahman who heads the Britain ...
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Syria accuses Israel of stealing valuable artifacts from ancient Damascus synagogoue
(JTA) — Syria has accused Israel of stealing ancient and valuable Jewish artifacts from a historic synagogue near Damascus. In an official complaint filed with the United Nations Security ...