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Definition of Damascus

Damascus
Damascus Da*mas"cus, n. [L.] A city of Syria. Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance. Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a.

Meaning of Damascus from wikipedia

- Damascus (/dəˈmæskəs/ də-MAS-kəs, UK also /dəˈmɑːskəs/ də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشْق, romanized: Dimašq) is the largest city in Syria, it is the oldest...
- The Battle of Damascus, Siege of Damascus, or similar names may refer to: Siege of Damascus (634), a siege during the Muslim conquest of Syria The Siege...
- Damascus steel (Arabic: فولاذ دمشقي) refers to the high carbon crucible steel of the blades of historical swords forged using the wootz process in the...
- in 661. Syria remained the Umayyads' main power base thereafter, with Damascus as their capital. After Mu'awiya's death in 680, conflicts over the succession...
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- of the capital Damascus. The Syrian Army withdrew from multiple points in the outskirts. Concurrently with the advance towards Damascus, opposition militia...
- Suwayda and Quneitra, though they expanded to Damascus, and Rif Dimashq (having withdrawn from Damascus before HTS arrived). The Southern Operations Room...
- Damascus International Airport (Arabic: مَطَار دِمَشْق الدَّوْلِيّ, romanized: Maṭār Dimašq ad-Duwaliyy) (IATA: DAM, ICAO: OSDI) is the international airport...
- John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was an ****yrian Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. He was born...
- Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, Damascus Christophany and Paul's transformation on the road to Damascus) was, according to the New Testament, an...