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Name：Ancient City of Damascus
Area：West Africa
Country：Syrian Arab Republic
Registered Year：1979
Type：Cultural Heritage
Criteria：(iv)
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Brief Description：
Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The city has some 125 monuments from different periods of its history ? one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built on the site of an Assyrian sanctuary.
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