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Damascus (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 30 45 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.5120 decimal degrees |
| Long: 036 16 41 E degrees minutes |
Long: 36.2780 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 2230.971 feet |
680.0000 meters |
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Note: One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world; was ruled by Egyptians and Hittites until became independent Aramaean kingdom 1000-732 BCE; prominent in Hebrew history; included in many kingdoms until 661 CE; part of the ancient Silk Road; attacked during Crusades; occupied by British and Arabs 1918. |
Names: |
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| Dimashq (preferred,C,V)
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| Ash Sham (C,V)
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| Ash Shām (C,V)
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| Esh-Sham (C,V)
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| Esh Shām (C,V)
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| Esh Sham (C,V)
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| Damas (C,O)
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| Dimash (C,O)
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| Damaskus (C,O)
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| Damascus (C,O,S,English-P,U,N)
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| Damasco (C,O)
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| دمشق (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| Madīnat al-Yāsmīn (C,V,P,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| مدينة الياسمين (C,V,P,Arabic,U)
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| T-ms-ḳw (C,V,Ancient Egyptian (transliterated),U)
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| Dammaśq (C,V,Aramaic (transliterated),U)
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| דמשק (C,V,Aramaic,U)
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| דמשק (Hebrew )
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| Dammeśeq (C,V,Ancient Hebrew (transliterated),U)
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| Darmeśeq (C,V)
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| דרמשק (C,V)
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............ | Qumranic |
| Darmsûq (C,V)
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| ܕܪܡܣܘܩ (C,V,Syriac,U)
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| Cammeseq (H,V)
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| Darmeseq (H,V)
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| Demetrias (H,V)
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| Dimašqa (H,V,Akkadian,U)
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| Dimeshq (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Damascus (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since 3000 BCE |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| historic site (C) |
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| trade center (H) |
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1600 BCE-1500 CE |
| capital (H) |
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of Islamic Empire, 661-750 CE |
| archiepiscopal see (H) |
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300-1500 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Syria .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [1000140] |
| capital of .... |
Umayyad Caliphate .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World) [8711885] |
| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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