Damascus

n. capital of Syria

Damascus( , also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world (see section: Ancient history), before Al Fayyum, and Gaziantep. Its current population is estimated at about 4.5 million. The city is a governorate by itself, and the capital of the governorate of Rif Dimashq (Rural Damascus).
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Noun
1. an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
(synonym) capital of Syria
(hypernym) national capital
(part-holonym) Syria, Syrian Arab Republic
(member-meronym) Damascene

n. Damascus, capital city of Syria (country of southwest Asia on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea)

(n.)
A city of Syria.