Damascus
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Damascus (دِمَشْق) 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.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus
Wikidata: Q3766
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