Damascus

Country

Syria

Coordinates

33.5131, 36.2919

History

• Damascus (–-1200)
• Damascus (-1200–-734), Aram-Damascus
• Damascus (-734–36)
• Damascus (36–37), Roman Empire
• Damascus (37–105), Nabataeans
• Damascus (105–394), Roman Empire
• Damascus (394–395)
• Damascus (395–634), Byzantine Empire
• Damascus (634–635)
• Damascus (635–661), Rashidun Caliphate
• Damascus (661–749), Umayyad Caliphate
• Damascus (749–750)
• Damascus (750–1078), Abbasid Caliphate
• Damascus (1078–1079)
• Damascus (1079–1194), Seljuk Empire
• Damascus (1194–1944), Zengid dynasty
• Damascus (1944–), Syria

Composers

• Vujicsics Tihamér (1929–1975), died in Damascus
• Solhi al-Wadi (1934–2007), died in Damascus