Edition de Mai 1942." Labeled in pencil "Plan 4". 2023 45COM 7A.42 - Ancient City of Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic) (C 20bis) 2023 45COM 7A.46 - General Decision on the World Heritage properties of ...

A sprawling, centuries-old mosaic was recently unearthed in Syria, shedding light onto life under Roman rule. The ancient ...

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 1 ... When your claim to fame is that you're one of the most ancient cities in civilization, it's no surprise that the most captivating attractions are in the old part ...

Damascus is widely believed to be one of the ... debris crumbled and compacted into the ground below. The city may be ancient, but it has a buzzing modern nightlife that's considered one of ...

FIRST ALERT 6 WEATHER DAY: Severe storms with hail and tornadoes possible Monday Black Hawk pilot failed to heed flight instructor in moments before plane collision over DC: report 'World's oldest ...

The British Consul in Damascus, in a report which has lately been issued by the Foreign Office, gives some interesting information in regard to the condition of that city and its neighborhood ...

It is believed that Damascus blades were forged directly from small cakes of steel (named 'wootz') produced in ancient India. A sophisticated thermomechanical treatment of forging and annealing ...

Even in a land as ancient as the Middle East the city of Damascus stands out. Founded in the third millennium B.C., Damascus vies for—and just might own—the title of the world’s oldest ...

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 ...