Damascus

Summary

Damascus is a city^[1]. Damascus ranks in the top 0.72% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,968 views/month, #40 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Damascus was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Damascus is located in Damascus Governorate^[4].
• Damascus is in the country of Syria^[5].
• Damascus is in the country of Zengid dynasty^[6].
• Damascus is in the country of Ayyubid dynasty^[7].
• Damascus is on the body of water Barada^[8].
• Damascus's head of government is recorded as Maher Marwan^[9].
• Damascus's image is recorded as Damascus, Syria, Panorama at sunset.jpg^[10].
• Damascus's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Damascus's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Damascus's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[13].
• Damascus's instance of is recorded as national capital^[14].
• Damascus's instance of is recorded as largest city^[15].
• Damascus's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[16].
• Damascus's official language is recorded as Arabic^[17].
• Damascus's flag image is recorded as Flag of Damascus (until 2024).svg^[18].
• Damascus's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Damascus Governorate (from 2024).svg^[19].
• Damascus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[20].
• Damascus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Denizli^[21].
• Damascus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[22].
• Damascus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buenos Aires^[23].
• Damascus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Emirate of Dubai^[24].
• Damascus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yerevan^[25].
• Damascus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Málaga^[26].
• Damascus's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Paulo^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Syria^[5], a country^[28], in Syria^[29], founded in 1920^[30]; Zengid dynasty^[6], a dynasty^[31], founded in 1127^[32]; and Ayyubid dynasty^[7], a dynasty^[33], in Ayyubid Sultanate^[34], founded in 1171^[35]. Damascus is located in Damascus Governorate^[4]. Damascus is on the body of water Barada^[8]. Damascus's part of is recorded as Hauran^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1754000'}^[37], {'amount': '+1834741'}^[38], {'amount': '+1553201'}^[39], {'amount': '+1431821'}^[40], {'amount': '+1394322'}^[41], and {'amount': '+1112214'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[11], big city^[12], populated place in Syria^[13], national capital^[14], largest city^[15], and ancient city^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Damascus include Damascus steel^[43]; damask^[44]; Damascus International Airport^[45], an international airport^[46], in Syria^[47], founded in 1969^[48]; Damascus Gate^[49], a city gate^[50], in Palestine^[51], founded in 1537^[52]; damascening^[53], an ornament^[54]; Citadel of Damascus^[55], a castle^[56], in Syria^[57], founded in 1076^[58]; Damascus Document^[59], a literary work^[60]; and To Damascus^[61], a literary work^[62], written by Q7724^[63].

Why It Matters

Damascus ranks in the top 0.72% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,968 views/month, #40 of 5,534).^[2] Damascus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] Damascus is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for Damascus include Damascus steel^[43]; damask^[44]; Damascus International Airport^[45], an international airport^[46], in Syria^[47], founded in 1969^[48]; Damascus Gate^[49], a city gate^[50], in Palestine^[51], founded in 1537^[52]; damascening^[53], an ornament^[54]; and Citadel of Damascus^[55], a castle^[56], in Syria^[57], founded in 1076^[58].