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Damascus Named World’s Oldest City in Historic Overview
Reporter William Philip Simms outlines Damascus as possibly the oldest city, tracing legends from Uz to biblical figures, noting sieges and rulers from David to the Turks. The Syrian capital sits on a plain near Palestine, with a famed Street Called Straight and a mix of narrow lanes, mosques, and marble courtyards amid a bustling bazaar district.
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