Tuesday 26 October 2010

20 SY - Ancient City of Damascus (1979)

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."

大马士革古城

"大马士革古城建于公元前3000年,是中东地区最古老的城市之一。中世纪时期,大马士革是繁荣的手工业中心,专门于刀剑和 饰带的制作。在它源于不同历史时期的125个纪念性建筑物中,以公元8世纪即倭马亚王朝哈里发时期的大清真寺最为壮观,大清真寺建在亚述国的一块圣地上。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/20

Courtesy of Doris from postcrossing

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