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1. Damascus: DAMASCUS da-mas'-kus: 1. The Name 2. Situation and Natural Features 3. The City Itself 4. Its History (1) The Early Period (to circa 950 BC) (2) The Aramean Kingdom (circa 950-732 BC) (3) The Middle Period (732 ... [100%] 1915-01-01
2. Damascus: An ancient city of Asia Minor, situated at the foot of the Anti-Lebanon, 180 miles south by west of Aleppo; now the capital of the vilayet of Syria. In the Old Testament it is called (Dammeseḳ), or (Darmeseḳ, I Chron. The ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
3. Damascus: Damascus (/dəˈmæskəs/ də-MASS-kəs, UK also /dəˈmɑːskəs/ də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشق, IPA: [diˈmaʃq]) is the capital of Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and ... (Place) [100%] 2023-11-21 [Capitals in Asia]
4. Damascus: Damascus (Arabic: دمشق) is the capital of Syria. It was the intended destination of the Apostle Paul on the trip that led to his conversion. [100%] 2023-02-19 [Asian Cities and Towns] [Capital Cities]...
5. Damascus: Damascus, the chief town of Syria, and the capital of a government province of the same name, 57 m. from Beirut, situated in 33° 30′ N. The origin of the city is unknown, and the popular belief that it is ... [100%] 2022-09-02
6. Damascus: Damascus (دمشق transliteration: Dimashq, also commonly known as al-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is thought to be among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Its current population is estimated at about 4.5 ... [100%] 2023-02-03
7. Damascus: Damascus (/dəˈmæskəs/ də-MASK-əs, UK also /dəˈmɑːskəs/ də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشق, romanized: Dimašq) is the capital of Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and ... (Capital and largest city of Syria) [100%] 2024-01-21 [Damascus] [Cities in Syria]...
8. Damascus Dropbear: The Damascus Dropbear is a Christianity news satire website that publishes satirical articles on topics including religion, politics, current events, and public figures. The site puts a comedic spin on current news topics and broader social observations. [70%] 2024-01-21 [Internet properties established in 2020]
9. Damascus Cover: Damascus Cover is a 2017 political thriller film, directed by Daniel Zelik Berk, from a screenplay by Berk and Samantha Newton. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan. (2017 political thriller film) [70%] 2023-11-13 [2017 films] [2017 action thriller films]...
10. Damascus Gate: The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway leading out to Nablus, which in the Hebrew ... (Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem) [70%] 2023-11-17 [Buildings and structures completed in 1537] [Infrastructure completed in the 15th century]...
11. Damascus Document: The Damascus Document, also called the Zadokite Fragments, is one of the works found in multiple fragmentary copies in the caves at Qumran, and as such is counted among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is unique among the Qumran sectarian ... [70%] 2023-02-04
12. Damascus Dropbear: The Damascus Dropbear is a Christianity news satire website that publishes satirical articles on topics including religion, politics, current events, and public figures. The site puts a comedic spin on current news topics and broader social observations. [70%] 2023-12-10 [Internet properties established in 2020]
13. Damascus steel: Damascus steel was the forged steel of the blades of swords smithed in the Near East from ingots of Wootz steel either imported from Southern India or made in production centres in Sri Lanka, or Khorasan, Iran. These swords are ... (Engineering) [70%] 2023-11-14 [Steelmaking] [Metalworking]...
14. Damascus University: The University of Damascus (Arabic: جَامِعَةُ دِمَشْقَ, Jāmi‘atu Dimashq) is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus and has campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 through the merger of the School of ... (Organization) [70%] 2023-11-24 [Universities in Syria]
15. Damascus Affair: Accusation of ritual murder brought against the Jews of Damascus in 1840. At that time Damascus, together with Syria, belonged to Mohammed Ali, pasha of Egypt, who had revolted against the authority of his suzerain, the sultan Maḥmud of Constantinople ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
16. Damascus Document: The Damascus Document, also called the Zadokite Fragments, is one of the works found in multiple fragmentary copies in the caves at Qumran, and as such is counted among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is unique among the Qumran sectarian ... [70%] 2023-02-04
17. Damascus Pentateuch: The Damascus Pentateuch or Codex Sassoon 507 is a 10th-century Hebrew Bible codex, consisting of the almost complete Pentateuch, the Five Books of Moses. The codex was copied by an unknown scribe, replete with Masoretic annotations. (10th-century Hebrew Pentateuch manuscript) [70%] 2024-08-27 [Biblical manuscripts] [Hebrew Bible manuscripts]...
18. Damascus Crown: Damascus Crown (Hebrew: כתר דמשק), Keter Damascus, is a complete Hebrew Bible manuscript containing 24 canonical books written in the 13th century CE, and brought by stealth to Israel from Damascus, Syria in 1993. Today, it is housed at the Hebrew University ... (13th-century Hebrew codex of the Bible) [70%] 2024-08-24 [Biblical manuscripts] [Hebrew Bible manuscripts]...
19. John of Damascus: John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός, romanized: Ioánnēs ho Damaskēnós, IPA: [ioˈanis o ðamasciˈnos]; Latin: Ioannes Damascenus; born Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, منصور إبن سرجون) or John Damascene was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. Born and raised in Damascus c. (Biography) [57%] 2023-08-24 [8th-century philosophers] [Byzantine philosophers]...
20. Nicolaus of Damascus: Nicolaus of Damascus (Greek: Νικόλαος Δαμασκηνός, Nikolāos Damaskēnos; Latin: Nicolaus Damascenus) was a Greek historian and philosopher who lived during the Augustan age of the Roman Empire. His name is derived from that of his birthplace, Damascus. (Biography) [57%] 2023-09-18 [1st-century philosophers]
21. John of Damascus: Saint John of Damascus (also known as John Damascene, and Chrysorrhoas, "the golden speaker") (c. 676 – December 5, 749) was a Syrian monk, priest and polymath whose fields of study included Law, Theology, Philosophy and Music. He wrote works expounding ... [57%] 2023-02-04
22. Apollodorus of Damascus: Apollodorus of Damascus (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός) was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD. As an engineer he authored several technical treatises, and his massive architectural output gained him immense popularity during his time. (2nd century Syrian Roman architect and engineer) [57%] 2023-12-24 [Ancient Roman architects] [Bridge engineers]...
23. Citadel of Damascus: The Citadel of Damascus (Arabic: قلعة دمشق, romanized: Qalʿat Dimašq) is a large medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria. It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. (Castle in Damascus, Syria) [57%] 2023-12-01 [Buildings and structures completed in 1076] [Buildings and structures completed in 1216]...
24. John Of Damascus: before 754), an eminent theologian of the Eastern Church, derives his surname from Damascus, where he was born about the close of the 7th century. His Arabic name was Mansur (the victor), and he received the epithet Chrysorrhoas (gold-pouring ... [57%] 2022-09-02
25. Oracle of Damascus: The “Oracle of Damascus” or “Burden of Damascus” is recorded in Isaiah 17:1-14, as well as in associated passages found in Zechariah 9:1-8 and Jeremiah 49:23-27. These Bible passages – and some say Amos 1 ... [57%] 2023-02-22 [Christianity]
26. Damascus International Airport: Damascus International Airport (Arabic: مَطَار دِمَشْق الدَّوْلِيّ, romanized: Maṭār Dimašq ad-Duwaliyy) (IATA: DAM, ICAO: OSDI) is the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria. Inaugurated in the mid-1970s, it also was the country's busiest airport. (International airport serving Damascus, Syria) [57%] 2023-11-25 [Airports in Syria] [Buildings and structures in Damascus]...
27. Judas Of Damascus: JUDAS OF DAMASCUS See JUDAS, (6). See JUDAS, (6). [57%] 1915-01-01
28. Damascus Steel (album): Damascus Steel is the third full-length studio album by the United Kingdom-based experimental black metal band The Meads of Asphodel. It was their last album to feature contributions from Max Rael (History of Guns). (Album) [57%] 2023-08-23 [2005 albums] [The Meads of Asphodel albums]...
29. Damascus offensive (2013): The Damascus offensive (2013) refers to a series of rebel operations that began in early February 2013 in and around the city of Damascus. On 6 February, rebel forces launched an offensive, named "Battle of Armageddon", on the edge of ... (2013) [57%] 2024-05-09 [Damascus in the Syrian civil war] [Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2013]...
30. Capture of Damascus: The Capture of Damascus occurred on 1 October 1918 after the capture of Haifa and the victory at the Battle of Samakh which opened the way for the pursuit north from the Sea of Galilee and the Third Transjordan attack ... (1918 battle in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) [57%] 2024-09-25 [Capture of Damascus] [1918 in Ottoman Syria]...
31. Damascus, Oregon: Damascus /dəˈmæskɪs/ is a census-designated place and former city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Established in 1867, it was incorporated in 2004 in an effort to enable local land use decision-making control by the community. (Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States) [70%] 2023-11-11 [Former cities in Oregon] [Unincorporated communities in Clackamas County, Oregon]...
32. Damascus, Queensland: Damascus is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Damascus had a population of 97 people. [70%] 2023-11-02 [Bundaberg Region] [Localities in Queensland]...
33. Aram-Damascus: The Kingdom of Aram-Damascus (/ˈærəm dəˈmæskəs/) was an Aramean polity that existed from the late-12th century BCE until 732 BCE, and was centred around the city of Damascus in the Southern Levant. Alongside various tribal lands, it was ... (History) [70%] 2023-12-02 [Former kingdoms]
34. Damascus, New Brunswick: Damascus is a rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. This is the hometown of Alex Fudge. [57%] 2023-10-31 [Communities in Queens County, New Brunswick]
35. Baghdad Street (Damascus): Baghdad Street (Arabic: شارع بغداد) is a main street in central Damascus, Syria. Located to the north of the old city, the street starts at Sabaa Bahrat Square and ends at Tahrir Square. (Damascus) [57%] 2023-08-22 [Streets in Damascus]
36. Pont Cochecton–Damascus: Cet article est une ébauche concernant les ponts, la route, la Pennsylvanie et l'État de New York. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. [57%] 2023-10-09