Damascus

Damascus

Damascus is the capital of Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.

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Anis al-Naqqash

Anis al-Naqqash


Mary Ajami

Mary Ajami

Syrian writer

abdul-qadir al-arna'ut

abdul-qadir al-arna'ut

Islamic scholar

Bashir al-Azma

Bashir al-Azma

Former Prime Minister of Syria

Muhammad Jamaluddin al-Makki al-Amili

Muhammad Jamaluddin al-Makki al-Amili

Scholar

Sitt al-Sham

Sitt al-Sham

Najm al-Din Ayyub's daughter

King Rezin

King Rezin


Zaynab bint Ali

Zaynab bint Ali

Ali's daughter

khalid ibn yazid ramla bint az-zubayr

khalid ibn yazid ramla bint az-zubayr


Mu'awiya I

Mu'awiya I

Governor of Roman Syria

Shady Zeidan

Shady Zeidan


Hafez Assad

Hafez Assad

Former President of Syria

Utaybah bin Abu Lahab

Utaybah bin Abu Lahab

Abu Lahab's son

Khatun Safwat al-Mulk

Khatun Safwat al-Mulk


Muawiya

Muawiya

Former Caliph

Munqidh

Munqidh

Poet

Atika bint Yazid

Atika bint Yazid

Yazid I's daughter

Shihab ad-Din Mahmud

Shihab ad-Din Mahmud

Taj al-Muluk Buri's son

Taj al-Muluk Buri

Taj al-Muluk Buri

Member of the Burid dynasty ‧ Toghtekin's son

Jemal ad-Din Muhammad

Jemal ad-Din Muhammad

Taj al-Muluk Buri's son

Shams al-Mulk Isma'il

Shams al-Mulk Isma'il

Member of the Burid dynasty

Subhi al-Khadra

Subhi al-Khadra

Politician and lawyer

Umm Hakim bint Yahya

Umm Hakim bint Yahya


Umm al-Hajjaj bint Muhammad

Umm al-Hajjaj bint Muhammad

Al-Walid II's mother

ramla bint az zubayr

ramla bint az zubayr


Umm al-Banin bint Abd al-Aziz

Umm al-Banin bint Abd al-Aziz

Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Walid's mother

Basil al-Assad

Basil al-Assad

Syrian Politician ‧ Bashar al-Assad's brother

Al-Mu'azzam Isa

Al-Mu'azzam Isa

Sultan of Damascus

Tawfiq Qabbani

Tawfiq Qabbani

Nizar Qabbani's father

Utaybah ibn Abi Lahab

Utaybah ibn Abi Lahab

Abu Lahab's son

Robert the Leper

Robert the Leper


Al-Ashraf Musa, Emir of Damascus

Al-Ashraf Musa, Emir of Damascus

Member of the Ayyubid dynasty

G. B. Grayson

G. B. Grayson

American musician

John D. Imboden

John D. Imboden

Former Virginia State Delegate

Alois Brunner

Alois Brunner


Al-Walid I

Al-Walid I

Prince

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik

Caliph of Damascus

Sitt al-Sham

Sitt al-Sham

Najm al-Din Ayyub's daughter

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid

Ruler

Bilal ibn Rabah

Bilal ibn Rabah

Muezzin

Marwan I

Marwan I


Odo of St Amand

Odo of St Amand

Military leader

Yazid III

Yazid III

Caliph of Damascus

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Caliph of Damascus