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Frankly, my dear, this Syrian capital is only about 50 miles from Beirut |
Damascus
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$800 |
DJ |
WORLD CAPITALS |
2007-03-26 |
#5196 |
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Said to be 5,000 years old, this capital city lies between the Anti-Lebanon Mountains & the Syrian Desert |
Damascus
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$800 |
J |
WORLD CAPITALS |
2003-11-12 |
#4413 |
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As its name implies, this Middle Eastern capital was once known for its damascened steel sword blades |
Damascus
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$300 |
J |
WORLD CAPITALS |
2000-02-18 |
#3565 |
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The Great Mosque in this Syrian capital supposedly contains the head of John the Baptist |
Damascus
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$300 |
J |
WORLD CAPITALS |
1998-01-28 |
#3093 |
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This Syrian capital has several sites associated with the conversion of St. Paul to Christianity |
Damascus
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$600 |
DJ |
WORLD CAPITALS |
1995-10-16 |
#2556 |
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ash-Sham is an Arabic name for this Syrian capital |
Damascus
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$600 |
DJ |
WORLD CAPITALS |
1995-07-10 |
#2516 |
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This Syrian capital is believed to be the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world |
Damascus
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$100 |
J |
WORLD CAPITALS |
1990-10-18 |
#1409 |
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This capital's inhabitants are known as Damascenes |
Damascus
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$200 |
DJ |
WORLD CAPITALS |
1986-03-06 |
#389 |
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This Mideast city gave its name to a type of cloth, steel & a jeweler's technique |
Damascus
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FJ |
WORLD CAPITALS |
1985-05-09 |
#174 |
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Thought to be world's oldest existing city, it's the capital of Syria |
Damascus
DD
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$3,000 |
DJ |
WORLD CAPITALS |
1984-10-26 |
#35 |