Edition de Mai 1942." Labeled in pencil "Plan 4". 2021 44COM 7A.20 - Ancient City of Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic) (C 20bis) 2021 44COM 7A.24 - General Decision on the World Heritage properties of ...

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 ...

in one of the alleys near Bab Sharqi in Damascus Old City, is one of the most ancient churches in the world, and it is famous for its Damascene architectural style and spirit. Today, the church is ...

Many historians, like Ibn Asaker, Hassan Al-Badri, and Muhammad Ezz Al-Din Al-Sayadi, describe the ancient gates of Damascus and their relationship to the planets, and that the seven gates of ...

The strongest defense of the practice came from a Christian living in the heart of the Islamic empire, John of Damascus. He was born John Monsur, into a wealthy Arab-Christian family of Damascus.

Located in the middle of modern-day Syria, around 130 miles northeast of Damascus, Palmyra had prospered since coming under Roman control in the first century A.D. Sitting at the crossroads ...

Researchers are puzzled by the composition of the ancient Ulfberht swords from Northern Europe, much as they are with the Damascus blades from the Middle East. These swords, which were prevalent ...

Ancient Roman architecture is seen as a part of classical ... However, it’s been argued that one of Rome’s most famous architects, Apollodorus of Damascus, is the responsible party. Even without a ...

One day Saul was traveling from Jerusalem on the road to Damascus. There ... To do this, he had to take a less rigid approach to ancient Jewish customs concerning food and circumcision.

Syria's defence ministry on Friday said eight soldiers had been injured in Israeli air strikes near Damascus. On Thursday night, "the Israeli enemy launched air strikes from the direction of the ...

A Syrian businessman who has been living in the Kurdistan Region for about a decade said he is being told to return after the ...

After having taken note of the report of the Secretariat on the Mosque of the Omayyades in the Ancient City of Damascus, the Bureau thanked the Syrian authorities for having halted the work which was ...