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Damascus

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Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It has been settled since at least circa 3000 BC, among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and its municipal area covers about 105 square kilometres. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,799,960 1
Metropolitan-area estimate (World Population Review, 2025); the article's infobox gives no plain city-proper population_total field, only this metro figure.
Area (sq km)
105 1
Founding Year
3000 BCE 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
680 1
Latitude
33.5131 degrees north 1
Longitude
36.3094 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Syria, Countries

Damascus is Syria's capital.

Source Damascus (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Syria, Countries

Damascus is Syria's capital.

Source Damascus (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Hisham an Ibn Amir

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Ibn Amir al-Shami

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Ibn Dhakwan an Ibn Amir

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Site Of

Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi

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Al-Dhahabi

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Source Al-Dhahabi (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate
Emir Abdelkader

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Source Wikipedia: Emir Abdelkaderlead paragraphtier 2
Quote, lead paragraph
Two years later, in 1855, he settled in Damascus.
Ibn al-Salah

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Ma'bad al-Juhani

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Source Ma'bad al-Juhani (Wikipedia)Lead, sentence beginning 'He was crucified by the orders'
Quote, Lead, sentence beginning 'He was crucified by the orders'
He was crucified by the orders of the Caliph Abd al-Malik in Damascus.
Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria

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Source The Supreme Constitutional Court in Syria, a formal independent tool in the hands of the President, Syrians for Truth and JusticeSection on formal independence, Article 1 of Act 7 of 2014 (seat)
Quote, Section on formal independence, Article 1 of Act 7 of 2014 (seat)
“the Supreme Constitutional Court is an independent judicial body in the Syrian Arab Republic based in Damascus.”
Sources
1. Damascus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first two sentences
    Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world.
  • Infobox: population_metro
    2,799,960
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    105 km2
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    680 m
  • Infobox coordinates
    36.3094
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'Settled' = 'c. 3000 BC' on the 'Damascus' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)
  • Associated With: Syria, Lead section
  • Capital Of: Syria, Lead section, capital fact
    Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria.
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Wikidata: Damascus
  • Wikidata Q3766, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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