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, ... Roman, Byzantine and Islamic. In ...

As befits Damascus, the mosque site was once home to temple of Syria’s ancient Aramaean people, then to a Roman temple honoring Jupiter (part of the facade remains adjacent to the mosque) and a ...

In Damascus’s eastern area of Abbasids, Bassam Jbara is feeling the shortage. His neighborhood only gets water for about 90 minutes a day, compared with previous years when water was always ...

An archaeological site under Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate, featuring a 2nd-century CE Roman gate and plaza, was opened to the public on February 26, 2025. The exhibit includes a virtual ...

Damascus Countryside, SANA – An ancient Roman-era limestone cemetery was unearthed in Rakhleh town in Qatana area in the southwest part of Damascus Countryside. "Ten days ago, we had information ...