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Damascus
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Damascus or Dimashq. Capital of Syria, claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Saul was converted to Christianity on the way to Damascus (hence ‘a Damascus road experience’ for any life-changing event); and ‘the street called Straight’ (i.e. Via Recta, Acts 9. 11) still runs for about a mile E.–W., with Roman gates at each end. When the
Umayyads came to power in 661 (AH 41), Damascus became their capital. The greatest monument is the Umayyad mosque, now restored after fire in 1893.
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Damascus Outlasts Whitman in Double OT; Damascus 2, Whitman 1
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/12/1999; ; 578 words
; Damascus girls soccer coach Larry Nuzzaci knows...footed into the back of the net to give Damascus a 2-1 win. Whitman junior goalkeeper...play on the soggy field. With the win, Damascus improves to 4-2 overall, 3-1 in Montgomery...
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DAMASCUS Dec. 5, Churchill, ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/6/2001; 700+ words
; DAMASCUS Dec. 5, Churchill, 7; 7, at Linganore...Magruder, 7; 20, Wootton, 7. Jan. 3, Damascus, 7; 5, Springbrook, 2; 8, at Watkins...Feb. 1, at Seneca Valley, 7; 5, at Damascus, 5:15; 8, at Rockville, 7; 12...
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Damascus Hopes to Recover Against QO
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...schedule for either Quince Orchard or Damascus. The teams meet tomorrow, a week after...m. Defending Maryland 4A champion Damascus has to play an undefeated, increasingly...weekend trying to find a weakness [in Damascus], and I couldn't find one," Quince...
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DAMASCUS Dec. 5, at Churchi ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/6/2001; 700+ words
; DAMASCUS Dec. 5, at Churchill, 7; 7, Linganore...15; 20, at Wootton, 7. Jan. 3, Damascus, 5:15; 5, at Springbrook, 2; 8...1, Seneca Valley, 5:15; 5, at Damascus, 7; 8, Rockville, 7; 12, Watkins...
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Damascus Grapplers Take Second
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/4/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...having no individual champions, the Damascus High School varsity wrestling team scored...points and placed second at the 21- team Damascus Holiday Tournament last weekend. Caesar...the tournament with 300.5 points. Damascus was second, followed by Bullis (152...
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The Damascus Sword,C* a Poem of Steel Written in Gold.
News Wire article from: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA); 9/26/2009; 700+ words
; Damascus, (SANA) -- The Damascus sword, forged from Damascus steel, is renowned around the world. Owners of weapons forged from Damascus steel used them for self defense and warfare and took great pride in owning them.Damascus steel was...
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The Mystery of the Damascus Sword
Magazine article from: Muse; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...sword that everyone wanted. It was made in Damascus, a city in Syria, and so was called a Damascus sword. Western Europeans first saw these...years ago. Today you can see examples of Damascus swords hanging in the arms and armor sections...
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Damascus, Md., may revisit ban on alcoholic sales.
Newspaper article from: Frederick News-Post (Frederick, MD); 12/13/2005; 700+ words
; Dec. 13--DAMASCUS -- Damascus prides itself on a family-oriented reputation. No alcoholic beverages have been sold in Damascus since the early 1900s, when it relinquished its designation as...
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Profile: Damascus trying to restore and preserve old homes within the old city
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 4/15/2001; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Damascus trying to restore and preserve old...HANSEN, host: Syria's capital, Damascus, is one of the world's oldest continuously...treasures. In 1979, UNESCO declared Damascus a world heritage site. From Damascus...
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Crucible Damascus Steel: A Fascination for Almost 2,000 Years
Magazine article from: JOM; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Central Asian Pulad, Bulat, or Oriental Damascus, crucible steel has fascinated craftsmen...Pulad, Bulat, or oriental or "true" Damascus, crucible steel with a decorative pattern...steel that exhibits the characteristic Damascus steel pattern. Even with so many years...
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Damascus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Damascus , Arabic Dimashq or ash-Sham, city...000), capital of Syria and of its Damascus governorate, SW Syria, on the eastern...financial, and communications center. Damascus stands in the oasis of Ghouta on the margins...
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Damascus Affair (1840)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
DAMASCUS AFFAIR (1840) Blood libel accusation leveled by Christians at the Jews of Damascus. On 5 February 1840 a Capuchin friar named Thomas disappeared from Damascus with his Muslim servant, Ibrahim. Their whereabouts were never discovered...
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Damascus University
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY Oldest of the present four universities in Syria. Damascus University is one of four universities currently...Ma ʿ had al-Tibb) established in Damascus in 1903 and the School of Law (Madrasa al-Huquq...
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St. John of Damascus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
St. John of Damascus The Syrian theologian St. John of Damascus (ca. 680-ca. 750) opposed the Byzantine emperor...Little is known of the early life of St. John of Damascus. He was born and raised in Damascus a half century...
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Arab Academy of Damascus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
ARAB ACADEMY OF DAMASCUS Center for Arabic studies. Modeled...aise, the Academy of Arab Learning in Damascus (al-Majma al-Ilmi al-Arabi bi...proposal as an opportunity to split Damascus's intelligentsia, immediately approved...
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