| people walk at the entranc[273×410] <p>people walk at the entrance of the ancient Hamidiyeh market in the old city in Damascus Syria Friday July 3 2009 Syria s leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil The United States and its Arab allies have been hoping to pull Syria out of the fold of Iran and Islamic militant groups in the region < p> Publishing origin | |
| Damascus wideweb 470x303 [470×303] Echoes of the past the ancient Roman city of Palmyra three hours drive from Damascus Photo Lonely Planet Images Publishing origin | |
| damascus jpg[189×200] and olive groves make it one of the most beautiful cities in all of western Asia Damascus is located about 135 miles 220 kilometers northeast of Jerusalem A Damascus Fact File The Syrian city has a long association with Bible Places and Bible History Publishing origin | |
| syria1947 DamascusMosaicsU[284×175] Publishing origin | |
| syria1937 ap DamascusUmaya[323×211] Publishing origin | |
| syria1925 DamascusMosque j[185×299] Publishing origin | |
| syria1929 DamascusGreatMos[324×199] Damascus or Dimashq is the capital and chief city of Syria in southwestern Syria on the Baradá River near the Anti Lebanon Mountains in the southwestern part of the country The Publishing origin | |
| pre christian photo 79 167[360×244] Previous | Index | Next Israel Jerusalem Old City Damascus Gate in ancient city walls decorated with lights for Muslim holiday of Ramadan Isreal Holy Land Publishing origin | |
| w20 jpg[300×224] Distributed under GNU Free Documentation License Damascus is often referred to as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world Damascus has a wealth of historical sites dating Publishing origin | |
| syria51 jpg[399×576] part of the country The greater part of Damascus including the rectangular ancient city is on the south bank of the Baradá modern suburbs extend from the north bank a shop Damascus has long been an important commercial center In former times it was famous for dried fruit wine wool linens and silks Damask a type of patterned Publishing origin |