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 ...

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.

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 ...

Syrian folk dancers perform in Damascus in this photo taken in the 1960s. Photograph by FRANK AND HELEN SCHREIDER, Nat Geo Image Collection See Vintage Pictures of Syria's Ancient History ...

DAMASCUS — Damascus, arguably the worlds oldest city, is bustling with chic new life as Ottoman-era homes are turned into boutique hotels and trendy restaurants jazz up their traditional Middle ...

I used to walk with my daughter and tell her stories about each significant place we passed. In Old Damascus – one of the longest inhabited cities in the world – 5,000 years of history come alive.