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Evidence of urban settlement at Damascus in Syria dates back more than four thousand years. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Damascus is widely cited as the world oldest continuously inhabited capital

Evidence of urban settlement at Damascus in Syria dates back more than four thousand years.

Situated in southwestern Syria near the foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountains, Damascus grew along the Barada River in an oasis setting. Its position at the crossroads of ancient trade routes between Africa and Asia fostered centuries of commerce. The Old City retains ancient Roman grid street patterns and medieval walls.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Evidence of urban settlement at Damascus in Syria dates back more than four thousand years. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a world geography fact?: Yes. It sits on the World Geography shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.