Damascus<\/h3>
Damascus (\/d\u0259\u02c8m\u00e6sk\u0259s\/; Arabic: \u062f\u0645\u0634\u0642\u200e, translit.\u00a0Dima\u0161q [di\u02c8ma\u0283q], Syrian Arabic: [d\u026a\u02c8ma\u0283\u0294]) is the capital of the Syrian Arab Republic; it is also the country's largest city, following the decline in population of Aleppo due to the battle for the city. It is colloquially known in Syria as a\u0161-\u0160\u0101m (\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0645) and titled the \"City of Jasmine\" (\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0646 Mad\u012bnat al-Y\u0101sm\u012bn). In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world,[5] Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world. The city has an estimated population of 1,711,000 as of 2009[update].[3]<\/p>
Located in south-western Syria, Damascus is the center of a large metropolitan area of 2.7 million people (2004).[6] Geographically embedded on the eastern foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range 80 kilometres (50\u00a0mi) inland from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean on a plateau 680 metres (2,230\u00a0ft) above sea level, Damascus experiences a semi-arid climate because of the rain shadow effect. The Barada River flows through Damascus.\n<\/p>
First settled in the second millennium BC, it was chosen as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 750. After the victory of the Abbasid dynasty, the seat of Islamic power was moved to Baghdad. Damascus saw a political decline throughout the Abbasid era, only to regain significant importance in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods. Today, it is the seat of the central government and all of the government ministries. As of 2018[update], Damascus has witnessed repeated conflicts and has been considered by Mercer as one of the most unfavorable places to live.[7]<\/p><\/div>\n
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