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The world's oldest capital city that has been inhabited for 4,500 years
The name of Damascus was first recorded by the ancient Egyptians in the 15th century BC - and is so prominent historically that it's refferred to 45 times in the Old Testament of the Christian ...
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To re-shine again… a clean-up and rehabilitation campaign launched in Old Damascus
Damascus-SANA The Old Damascus Directorate, in cooperation with the local community, launched a campaign entitled “Restoring the Shine of the Old City” with the aim of cleaning up, restoring ...
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American Jews who fled Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so they can rebuild in Damascus
FILE - Rabbi Yusuf Hamra, left, and his son Henry take pictures as they visit the Al-Raqi synagogue in the old city of Damascus Feb. 18, 2025. The Syrian-American Jewish family returned for the ...
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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
in a synagogue in Damascus’s Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship. In the Faranj synagogue, Syrian-American Rabbi Yusuf Hamra led the prayer for the first time ...