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.
- Country
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Region
- Asia
- Category
- Cultural
- Inscribed
- 1979
- UNESCO reference
- 20
- Area
- 86.12 ha