Ancient City of Damascus
| Country | Syria  |
|---|---|
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Damascus |
| Coordinate location | 33°30′40″N 36°18′23″E |
| Significant event | list of World Heritage in Danger, UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification |
| Heritage designation | World Heritage Site |
| World Heritage criteria | (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) |
Damascus tiŋa la de la daami daami tiŋa n boi Damascus tiŋasuka la Syira tinkɛka dɛna tinsɛka n boi duninya wa za'an puan la. Tiŋa wa tari la zi suŋa n de daami Faara ayina deo la Maalam ayina deo.
Daami duma zo'e zo'e basɛ ba Maalema mɛ wuu Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantines la Maalam tiŋa duma. La yuum de la 1979 yuunɛ la puan ti daami yiŋa la tiŋa suka la dena dagoone n de Roman saŋa la ti ba yuum yi'ira ka ti tingɔŋɔ lɔgerɔ zi'an. Ŋwarega la yuuma 2013 la puan ti UNESCO la Syrian duma yuum bɔna timgɔŋɔ lɔgeɔ zi'an la n boi Dɛŋa n da basɛ ti Syrian civil War la zu'o.
Damascus n pɔsɛ se'em
[demese | demesego zia]Ba yuunm tabelɛ la South bank Barada Mogere la daami tiŋa la, yuuma n de Millennium butã BC la. La de la yuum ze'ele la 1.5km (0.9mi) n dɛna Damascus stunu'a spore la gee yakɛ la ti la dɛna 1km (0.6mi) nyaa dɛna 86.12 hectare (212.8 acres, 0.86 km)… la yuum dea 4.5km (2.8mi) ti Roman ti ŋa duma yuum mɛ la. Sɛba n yuum ka'ɛ ko'om bii kã'a la yuum de la Mamluks la Ayyubids.
Ba yuun nan yi'iri Damascus la "Ta-ms-qu" BC yuunsi'a n pa'asɛ buyi puan la, ka yuun boi la Amorite tiŋa puan tiŋasuka zi'an ti Hitte la Egypt duma yuun ni zɛbera. La yuun kɔ'ɔm ana la bala tee ti nɛresɛba ti ba yi'ira ti "The Sea People" la ta yese na 1200 BC yuuma la puan ti zɛbere yuun kɔ basɛ ti zi'an la yuun bãlɛ. Pooren ti "Semitic Arameans" n yuun ta nyaŋɛ to'e bamɛssi bisera, ti ba yuun maalɛ Aram-Damascus (11th century – 733 BC yuuma la puan) nyaa sɛgɛ tiŋa la mɛŋa ti "Dimashqu' bii "Darmeseq"[3]
Historical timeline
[demese | demesego zia]Throughout its history, Damascus has been part of the following states:
- c. 2500 – 15th century BC, Amorites
- 15th century – late 12th century BC, New Kingdom of Egypt
- late 12th century – 732 BC, Aram-Damascus
- 732–609 BC, Assyria
- 609–539 BC, Babylonia
- 539–332 BC, Persian Achaemenid Empire
- 332–323 BC, Macedonian Empire
- 323–301 BC, Antigonid dynasty
- 301–198 BC, Ptolemaic Kingdom
- 198–167 BC, Seleucid Empire
- 167–110 BC, Ituraea (semi-independent from Seleucids)
- 110–85 BC, Decapolis (semi-independent from Seleucids)
- 85–64 BC, Nabataea
- 64–27 BC, Roman Republic
- 27 BC – 395 AD, Roman Empire
- 476–608 AD, Byzantine Empire
- 608–622, Sassanid Persia
- 622–634, Byzantine Empire (restored)
- 529–634, Ghassanids
- 634–661, Rashidun Caliphate
- 661–750, Umayyad Caliphate
- 750–885, Abbasid Caliphate
- 885–905, Tulunids
- 905–935, Abbasid Caliphate (restored)
- 935–969, Ikhshidids
- 970–973, Fatimid Caliphate
- 973–983, Qarmatians
- 983–1076, Fatimid Caliphate (restored)
- 1076–1104, Seljuq Empire
- 1104–1154, Burid dynasty
- 1154–1174, Zengids
- 1174–1260, Ayyubids
- 1260 March–September, Mongol Empire
- 1260–1521, Mamluk Sultanate
- 1516–1918, Ottoman Empire
- 1918–1920, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
- 1920 March–July, Arab Kingdom of Syria
- 1920–1924, State of Damascus under the French Mandate
- 1924–1946, French Mandate of Syria
- 1946–1958, Syrian Republic
- 1958–1960, United Arab Republic
- 1960–present, Syrian Arab Republic