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Damascus Reels Under French Clash Destruction and Memory
Damascus, one of the world’s oldest cities, lies largely deserted as French forces quell rebellion. Tanks roll, curfews fall at 66 o’clock, and streets show ruin. The piece traces Damascus history from ancient times through Ottoman rule to 1920s mandates, notes Armenian refugees and the Great Mosque, and ends with vivid market ruins in the bazaar districts.
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Dewitt J. Mason
Amascus
Orient
Merdje
Iron Hands
Secret Service
Damascus
Damnascus
Fort Gouraud
Mohammed
Paul
Paradise
William Jourdan Rapp
New York Times
Abraham
Eliezer
David
Hadadezer
Zoab
Uring
Syria
Trajan
Byzance
Persia
Khalid ibn-Walid
Mecca
India
Atlantic
Bagdad
Saladin
Damscus
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Allenby
Egypt
Tamerlane
Samarkand
Khorasan
Turkestan
Selim
Palestine
France
Emir Feisel
Felsel
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean
Beirut
Barada
Desert
Cilicia
Moslern
Allah
Suk-el-Kharratin