. Damascus — After 13 Years | Anas Khabir 2026 Damascus | دمشق Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with a history spanning over seven thousand years. It passed through Aramaean, Roman, and Byzantine hands before becoming the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate in 661 CE — the seat of the first Islamic empire, stretching from Andalusia to the borders of China. Today, the Old City — its stone alleyways, covered souks, and courtyard houses — still carries every layer of that history intact, a living city that never stopped breathing through everything it endured. #Damascus #Syria #OldDamascus #دمشق #سوريا