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Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It has been settled since at least circa 3000 BC, among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and its municipal area covers about 105 square kilometres.
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PopulationMetropolitan-area estimate (World Population Review, 2025); the article's infobox gives no plain city-proper population_total field, only this metro figure. Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Cross-Tradition Connections
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Damascus is Syria's capital.
Capital Of
Damascus is Syria's capital.
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1. Damascus (Wikipedia)
1. Damascus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_totalQuote, Infobox: population_total
2,799,960
1. Damascus (Wikipedia)
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2025
1. Damascus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: area_total_km2Quote, Infobox: area_total_km2
105 km2
1. Damascus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: elevation_mQuote, Infobox: elevation_m
680 m
1. Damascus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox coordinatesQuote, Infobox coordinates
36.3094
1. Damascus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCapital Of: Syria, Lead section, capital factQuote, Capital Of: Syria, Lead section, capital fact
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria.
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