What is Syria Famous/Known For?
2City of Jasmine
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Wherever you hear of the word ‘City of Jasmine,’ you know they are talking about Damascus. The capital city of Syria is also known in the country as ash-Sham. Damascus is one of the world’s oldest cities as it was founded in the Third millennium B.C. It contains about 125 monuments built at different eras of its history and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Damascus is a city of great beauty, hence it is known as the city of Jasmine and also Paradise of the East. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. Damascus is part of the UNESCO World Heritage catalog. It is one of the few cities that have been inhabited continuously since ancient times. Damascus has an immense legacy of almost all the cultures that passed through the site where the city currently stands or that settled in it. It is a long story, which begins approximately in the year 6300 a. C. with the first settlement. We visited her before the civil war broke out and the memory is incredible. All of us who travel when we see the images of war and destruction that have originated from the sites visited and the death of its people produce a strong emotion. We saw the castle of Crac de los Caballeros, Aleppo, Damascus, Palmira. Click the next ARROW to see the next photo!
