Facts and Data
Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
Old town of Damascus, (Syrian Ministry of Tourism)
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Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1979
Size of heritage: 86 ha
- Buffer zone: 43 ha
Coordinates:
Longitude: 36,306°
Latitude: 33,511°
About
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 city has some 125 monuments from different periods of its history – one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built on the site of an Assyrian sanctuary.
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Hotels and places to stay
SEMIRAMIS
FOUR SEASONS DAMASCUS
QUEEN CENTRE ARJAAN BY ROTANA
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