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Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major cultural and religious center of the Levant...
Timeline of Events
1401
3.24.1401
Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
1759
11.25.1759
An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
1918
10.1.1918
World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence (a/k/a "Lawrence of Arabia") capture Damascus.
1920
7.25.1920
France captures Damascus.
1961
9.28.1961
A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.