Damascus is said to be the worlds oldest continuously inhabited city. A center of life from as early as 5000 BC. It was a meeting place of many different caravan routes, one of the great market places of history. It was mentioned in many cuniform tablets dating back to 3rd millennium BC. Found in Mari and Ebla archives. Amorite (Semitic) settlement began around late 3rd millennium. It came into Egyptian sphere of influence and was mentioned in the Amarna archives 14C. BC. It went under Arameans, Assyrians, and Persians control before Alexander the Great compain in 333 BC. From the Greek rule till 7C AP. Damascus went under wave of western influence marked by the Greeks, Romans and the Byzantines. It became Islams first great capital under the Umayyad Caliphs during 7-8C. The name "Damascus" comes from the pre-Semitic "Dimashka". The city is in Arabic also known as "as-Sham" meaning "The Northern", indicating is geographical position north of the Arab homelands.Damascus is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, and reports run back at least 3,500 years. Many claim th....

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