Reason for Designation: The ancient site preserves the architecture, art, and ambience of what may be the world’s oldest city. Even in a land as ancient as the Middle East the city of Damascus ...

with a history stretching back thousands of years. Besides Damascus, other key cities include Aleppo, known for its historic ...

Ancient history, as well as political ... Founded in 3,000 BC, Damascus is one of the most ancient continuously inhabited cities of the Middle East and foreigners have flocked to it throughout ...

History of Damascus Steel It was during the times of Alexander the Great — and later, the Crusades — that Damascus steel earned its mythical reputation. Middle Eastern blacksmiths used special steel ...

Ancient history is packed with legends, ... In ancient and medieval times, Damascus steel blades achieved legendary status, often costing the equivalent of your daily driver or more.

A contractor in Syria discovered an ancient underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be 1,500 years old below a destroyed home. The grave site was found last month in the town of Maarat al ...

Ancient City of Damascus - inscribed minor modification Clarification / adopted Disclaimer The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website ...