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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