Damascus (Arabic: دمشق, English: Damascus), the capital of Syria, the second largest city in Syria, is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
Damascus was historically the capital of the Umayyad dynasty of the Arab Empire, known as the "garden on earth" and "paradise on earth".
Signs of Damascus roads on the highway.
For thousands of years, Damascus has been both conqueror and conquered, a center of contention between the Great Powers of the East and the West, destined often associated with distant metropolises, and nurtured by the people of the eastern and inland shores of the Mediterranean, who are poor and rich, and who are indomitable in the face of victory and disaster. It is now the big city of the Middle East.
Damascus's ancient Islamic architecture, modern high-rise buildings and beautiful parks complement each other to make this historic city even more gorgeous.
The urban water supply and drainage system from the Aramaic era in the 12th century BC has been the basis of the urban water system in Damascus's old town today, which is a miracle.
Damascus has a typical subtropical Mediterranean climate, with humid winters, little rain in summer, and shorter spring and autumn. The average annual temperature is about 17 degrees Celsius, the minimum temperature throughout the year is 0 degrees Celsius, and the maximum temperature is 40 degrees Celsius.
Damascus is a beautiful ancient city with a history of 4,000 years, from the ancient Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Arab Empire, the Seljuk Empire, Khwarazm, the Ilkhanate, to the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire, Damascus has always been known as the "city of heaven".
Its long history has left it with magical legends and numerous monuments, and its unique natural environment has brought it a vivid scene of vitality and prosperity.
The ancient Arab scriptures record: "Whoever Allah favored, he settled in Damascus." ”