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Black Death - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | During 1348, the disease traveled eastward to Gaza, and north along the eastern coast to cities in Syria and Palestine, including Asqalan, Acre, Jerusalem, Sidon, Damascus, Homs, and Aleppo. |
 | | It is estimated that between one-third and one-half of the European population died from the outbreak between 1348 and 1350. |
 | | In Damascus, at the disease's peak in September and October 1348, a thousand deaths were recorded every day, with overall mortality estimated at between 25 and 38 percent. |
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