- Damascus is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
- Damascus is the capital and the second largest city in Syria after Aleppo.
- The natives of Damascus are called “Damascenes”.
- Currently, Damascus has an estimated population of about 1,711,000.
- Damascus is also known as “The City of Jasmine”.
- Most popular sports in Damascus: soccer (football), basketball, swimming and table tennis.
- The city of Damascus is only 50 miles (80 km) from the Mediterranean Sea.
- Damascus was chosen as the 2008 Arab Capital of Culture.
- The 5th and the 7th Pan Arab Games were held in Damascus in 1976 and 1992, respectively.
- In 1946, Syria won its full independence from France.
- Coffeehouses, where nargileh (water pipes), Arabic coffee and tea are served, proliferate Damascus.
- The main dishes in Damascus are kibbeh, hummus, tabbouleh, fattoush, labneh, mujaddara, shanklish and ba'lawa.
- Tishreen Park is the largest park in Damascus.
- Tishreen Park is home to the yearly held Damascus Flower Show.
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