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Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus, Syria is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The city has some 125 monuments from different periods of its history — one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built on the site of an Assyrian sanctuary. Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai URL: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/20/
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Kyokai, U. T. N. N. H. (2018, July 27). Ancient City of Damascus (UNESCO/NHK). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1428/ancient-city-of-damascus-unesconhk/
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Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Ancient City of Damascus (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia, July 27, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1428/ancient-city-of-damascus-unesconhk/.
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Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Ancient City of Damascus (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia, 27 Jul 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1428/ancient-city-of-damascus-unesconhk/.
