Damascus

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Damascus

Total population

1,414,913

Air quality index

50Good

Coordinates33.51°, 36.31°

Demographic figures from Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi

Arab mathematician

Tarek Marestani

Syrian painter

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Tawfiq Tarek

Syrian architect (1877-1940)

Constantin Zureiq

Syrian historian (1909–2000)

Lena Chamamyan

Syrian vocalist

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Yahya ibn Sarafyun

9th-century Syrian Christian physician

Bachar Kouatly

Chess player; journalist, and activist

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Ghada al-Samman

writer, journalist, novelist

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Ali Mamlouk

Syrian intelligence officer

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Shihab al-Umari

Arab historian from the 14th century

Said al-Ghazzi

Syrian politician (1893-1967)

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Alexander of Damascus

Alexandre Abd-El-Nour

French military physician and politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Syria

• Qasr-e Shirin
  535.2 mi away · pop. 18,473
• Sumar
  536.7 mi away · pop. 180
• Piranshahr
  545.3 mi away · pop. 91,515
• Shinabad
  546 mi away
• Oshnaviyeh
  552.1 mi away · pop. 32,723
• Gilan-e Gharb
  552.8 mi away · pop. 22,331
• Rafi
  558.7 mi away · pop. 3,797
• Tazeh Shahr
  569 mi away · pop. 8,629
• Mehran
  569.5 mi away · pop. 13,118
• Harir
  569.6 mi away
• Baneh
  569.7 mi away · pop. 110,218
• Kerend-e Gharb
  572 mi away · pop. 7,798

Browse all places in Syria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Damascus

City Maps Damascus Syria

James McFee · 2017

Damascus (Syria) - Wink Travel Guide

Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide · 2019

Vacation Sloth Travel Guide Damascus Syria

Richard Mayor · 2017

Interpress photo 83

Interpress (Firm) · 1983

Fihris al-makhṭūṭāt al-ʻArabīyah al-maḥfūẓah fī Maktabat al-Asad al-Waṭanīyah

Maktabat al-Asad (Damascus, Syria) · 1993

البيبليوغرافيا الوطنية السورية،1981-1983

مكتبة الأسد (Damascus,Syria) · 1992

البيبليوغرافيا الوطنية السورية،1989

مكتبة الأسد (Damascus,Syria) · 1991

Damascus Station

David Mccloskey · 2021

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

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