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	Damacus - Crystalinks
		Damascus became in effect the capital of an empire that stretched from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the Indus River basin and from south of France to west of China.
		Damascus became a metropolis by the beginning of the second century and in 222 it was upgraded to a colonia by the Emperor Septimius Severus.
		In 1400 by Timurlank, the Mongol conqueror, besieged Damascus.
	www.crystalinks.com /damascus.html (3977 words)

	Damascus
		It is built at the foot of a buttress of the Anti-Lebanon, Mount Kassioun, and at the border of a fertile plain, the Ghouta.
		Damascus was conquered in 333 BC by Parmenion, one of Alexander's lieutenants, who took it from the Persians.
		Damascus was later besieged by the Muslim faith fighters in 635, and was retaken by Khaled Ibn al Waleed in 636.
	www.syrianembassy.us /Aboutsyria/damascus.htm (740 words)

	Damascus
		Damascus, almost defenseless from a military point of view, is the natural mart and factory of inland Syria.
		After a traceable history of thirty-five centuries it is still a populous and flourishing city, and, in spite of the advent of the railway and even the electric street car, it still preserves the flavor of the East.
		Afterward, under the early Byzantine emperor, Damascus, though important as an outpost of civilization on the edge of the desert, continued to be second to Antioch both politically and ecclesiastically.
	holycall.com /biblemaps/damascus.htm (3015 words)

	Travel in Damaskus - Syria - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Damascus was the most important centre of Arab Islamic culture before it lost most of its importance to Baghdad in 750.
		Damascus was the target of many outside invasions, mainly the Crusaders and the Mongols between the 12th and the 15th centuries.
		The Umayyad Mosque is the symbol of Damascus.
	www.mideasttravelling.net /syria/damascus/damascus_history.htm (490 words)

	AllRefer.com - Damascus : History, Syria (Syrian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Damascus was the seat of the caliphate under the Umayyads from 661 until 750, when the Abbasids made Baghdad the center of the Muslim world.
		Damascus thereafter fell prey to new conquerors : the Egyptians, the Karmathians, and the Seljuk Turks (1076).
		Damascus continued to prosper under the Saracens; its bazaars sold brocades (damask), wool, furniture inlaid with mother of pearl, and the famous swords and other ware of the Damascene metalsmiths.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/Damascus-history.html (730 words)

	Welcome to the Town of Damascus Maryland
		The town of Damascus was founded in 1816 by Edward Hughes, who laid out the town and was appointed its first postmaster by the fourth president of the United States, James Madison.
		Damascus was incorporated for 24 years, until 1914, when the corporation was dissolved to allow for the construction of the first paved road within the town limits by the State Roads Commission.
		In March of 1884, with the increase in the county's population, Damascus became the center for a new election district, election district number 12.
	www.mindspring.com /~thyatt/damascus/history.htm (777 words)

	Al-Hafez Ibn Assaker's "The History of Damascus" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Moreover, Damascus was not isolated from participating in all these events in the centuries that followed the establishment of the Abbasid caliphate.
		Moreover, it is the history of the epoch that preceded the appearance of Islam.
		And from Damascus was the point of departure in his different Journeys to the countries of Islam to get more education a thing which profused his knowledge and sublimated his action.
	www.darelfikr.com.lb /dimashk1.htm (1758 words)

	Damascus, Syria (Homs Online - Homsonline.com)
		Damascus (Dimashq), the capital of Syria, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
		The first mention of Damascus is in Egyptian records of four thousand years ago,as a city conquered in the 15th century BC by the Pharaoh Thutmosis III.
		Damascus was later besieged by the Muslim faith fighters in 635 AD, and was retaken by Khaled Ibn al Waleed in 636.
	www.homsonline.com /Citeis/Damascus.htm (1041 words)

	History
		Damascus soon became an important center of Christianity and its bishop used to be considered the most important ecclesiastical figure after the Bishop of Antioch.
		Byzantine Damascus remained much the same as it had during the Roman period, except for the mass construction of churches and the transformation of the Temple of Jupiter into a cathedral dedicated to St. John the Baptist in the fourth century.
		The period between the Memluk takeover in 1260 and the invasion of Tamurlane in 1400 was one of a relative prosperity to Damascus.
	www.damascus-online.com /damascus.htm (5366 words)

	Damascus Knives
		Vikings also made Damascus knives and swords, and their metalwork is considered some of the finest ever created.
		Damascus artisans were so protective of their craft that most of them did not train proteges or employ assistants.
		However, Damascus twist barrels were built for the low pressures generated by the ignition of fl powder.
	www.mdc.mo.gov /conmag/2003/06/30.htm (1882 words)

	DAMASCUS
		Damascus) during the third millenium(3000) B.C. was as city of immense economic influence.
		The Aramites were the original inhabitants of Damascus, and their language was Syriac.
		It was from Damascus that the most talented architect of the Roman Empire came.
	hemsidor.torget.se /users/f/Falah/damas.htm (1507 words)

	Daily Bible Study - Damascus
		Damascus (in photograph below) was founded more than 4,000 years ago, making it one of the world's oldest cities (in contrast, very few cities in Europe have formally existed for more than 1,000 years, and in North America very few cities have existed for even more than just 200 years).
		Damascus is listed among the conquests of the Egyptian king Thothmes III, about 1500 B.C. (see The Ancient Egyptians and Egyptian Pharaohs), and in the Amarna tablets, about 1400 B.C. Damascus is first directly mentioned in The Bible way back in Genesis 14:15 when Abraham defeated the combined forces of a number kings under Kedorlaomer.
		During the time of King Solomon (see Solomon's Kingdom), the rebel-leader Rezon and his forces in Damascus were very hostile to the united kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 11:23-25), and after the division of the kingdom, they fought with the northern kingdom of Israel against the southern kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 15:37).
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/damascus.htm (421 words)

	Old Damascus [Oldamascus.com] :: Shrine of Saladin
		aladin is one of the greatest leaders that ruled Damascus during history, The great Saladin (Salah al Din), a Kurd, was one NureddinÂ’s generals (the ruler of Egypt and Syria).
		When in Damascus, Sladdin lived in the Citadel, as Nureddin did, but he was rarely there because his endless campaigns against Crusaders; 1187 he had his finest hour, when he drove them out of Jerusalem.
		Saladin was buried in the tomb on the north side of the Omayyad Mosque.
	www.oldamascus.com /saladin.htm (232 words)

	Damascus, Virginia - Trail Town, USA
		Damascus is beautifully situated in the rugged, rustic mountainous region of southwest Virginia.
		Historians have recorded that the earliest known inhabitants to roam the area were the Cherokee and the Shawnee, fierce enemies who contested rights to the area as late as 1768.
		Damascus is known both as "Trail Town, USA" and "the friendliest town on the Appalachian Trail." The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail, the Transcontinental Bicycle Trail, the Iron Mountain Trail, and the Daniel Boone Trail all intersect in Damascus.
	www.damascus.org /history.html (529 words)

	THE DAMASCUS THEATRE COMPANY - HISTORY
		Damascus Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing good family entertainment to upper Montgomery County.
		Since 1985, DTC has been offering family entertainment to residents of Damascus and surrounding areas, while providing a vehicle for people of all ages interested in community theater to share their time and talents on a volunteer basis.
		The Damascus Theatre Company, Inc. was founded in 1985 by two Damascus residents, Jeannine (Jacobs) Wood and Maria Stanton, who wanted to bring live family entertainment to the community.
	members.tripod.com /DamascusTheatre/dtchist.htm (424 words)

	Damascus Steel Blade History
		Damascus swords and knives dominated the weapon industry from the Iron Age to the Viking age.
		Alexander the Great was said to have a Damascus sword, and even Aristotle commented on the high quality of the Damascus steel blade.
		It then found its way to Damascus, Syria, which was the center of trade in that region for war equipment such as knives, swords and armor.
	damascusknifestore.safewebshop.com /damascus_steel_blade_history.html (283 words)

	DAMASCUS
		At the end of the 2nd millennium Rezon the Aramean leader established his kingdom in Damascus.
		During this period the geographer Estrabon mentions Damascus as the most famous city in the west of Asia.
		This marked the beginning of its golden epoch, and for a whole century it was the center of the young Islamic Empire.
	www.msu.edu /user/zayzafo1/travel/damas.htm (1145 words)

	A brief history of Damascus steel
		That steel was called Damascus steel, a term used by Crusaders to describe the metal used by the artisans and swordsmiths of Damascus, Syria.
		Careful hammering, shaping and treating of the metal by Damascus armorers produced a steel so perfect that the sword blade could be bent from point to hilt without breaking or warping, and could also be honed to a very sharp edge.
		Damascus steel was especially valuable because it combined hardness with elasticity, and would hold an edge for a long time.
	or.essortment.com /historydamascus_rhcy.htm (482 words)

	Federation of the Syrian Chambers of Commerce:: History
		Damascus (Dimshq), the capital of Syria, is the oldest continuously inhabited capital in the world.
		The earliest reference to the city appeared in the Ebla tablets, the existence of Damascus in the third millennium B.C. Damascus is filled with ancient landmarks, evidence of the many ears and peoples who have inhabited it throughout history.
		The Damascus Citadel was erected in 1078 A.D. by the Seleucids who also built houses, baths, schools and mosques, all within the citadel; thus it became a city within a city.
	www.fedcommsyr.org /history.html (283 words)

	Damascus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Damascus (دمشق translit: Dimashq Also commonly: الشام ash-Shām) is the largest city of Syria and is also the capital.
		It is thought to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world (see: ancient history), before Al Fayyum, and Gaziantep.
		The city is a governorate by itself, and the capital of the governorate of Rif Dimashq (Rural Damascus).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Damascus (3419 words)

	Old Damascus [Oldamascus.com] :: The Omayyad Mosque
		It's built on a sacred ground which was occupied by temples of different religions, that's why the history of the mosque itself represents the whole history of Damascus.
		Moreover, Omayyad Mosque takes a special position in the history of the mosque itself and represents the history of architecture, particularly the Islamic architectural techniques, due to its special distinction, hugeness and luxurious ornamentations, paintings and mosaic which decorate the walls of the mosque forming some great coordinated masterpieces.
		Muslims and Christians used to enter the mosque from the same gate: Muslims were supposed to pray in the eastern side, while Christians had to pray in the western side.
	www.oldamascus.com /umayyad.htm (325 words)

	Damascus Knives & History of Damascus
		The process was first seen in Persia around 500 BC and used to produce welded blades.
		The laminate composition of a Damascus Steel blade is attained by alternating layers of soft malleable wrought iron and a hardenable and temperable steel with a high carbon content.
		The term Damascus Steel itself comes from the European Crusades who came in contact with these superior weapons at the trading city of Damascus.
	www.ebladestore.com /damascus_knives.shtml (249 words)

	Damascus: History
		Damascus was probably held by the Egyptians before the Hittite period (2d millennium B.C.) and was later ruled by the Israelites and
		Damascus thereafter fell prey to new conquerors—the Egyptians, the Karmathians, and the Seljuk Turks (1076).
		in 1958, Cairo was made the capital, with Damascus the capital of the Syrian region.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0857677.html (590 words)

	Damascus
		Laminated Damascus steel had its origins in the early days of the iron age.
		An excellent reference for the background history of Damascus is found in A Search for Structure, by Dr. Cyril Stanley Smith, MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-19191-1.
		The basic approach to making mosaic Damascus and where it differs from folded and welded patterns, is that the pattern itself is designed and created by positioning contrasting metals of various sizes and shapes initially in the billet.
	www.dfoggknives.com /copy_of_index/damascus.htm (1560 words)

	Amazon.com: Damascus: Hidden Treasures of the Old City: Books: Brigid Keenan,Tim Beddow,Bridget Keenan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Damascus, considered by some scholars to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, was at times a renowned and wealthy capital and at times an occupied city.
		Keenan, a freelance journalist and longtime resident of Damascus, combined forces with photographer Beddow to provide this visual record of the ancient town and plead for the preservation of the heart of the city.
		Beddow's photographs are an eloquent homage to the varying architectural styles of old Damascus, and Keenan's accompanying text explores the history of Damascus as a city as well as the individual histories of its mosques, palaces, and private homes.
	www.amazon.com /Damascus-Hidden-Treasures-Old-City/dp/0500019460 (1305 words)

	Why Is There A Journey To Damascus? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The subsequent support and encouragement of both the laity and clergy from the Emmaus and Catholic communities resulted in the initial organization being formed and then four weekends being held.
		I think it is safe to say that the much of the effort that has led to the three successful Damascus weekends has come from Protestants.
		Not only has a segment of the population been reached that may not have been, but the experience has fostered real changes in the ecumenical attitudes of many of those involved.
	journeytodamascus.org /why.html (319 words)

	Beaver Chemical Works Damascus Virginia
		Damascus is so beautifully situated and conditions are in such contrast to Bound Brook that a description is
		Damascus and known until recently as the Unaka National Forest.
		The Damascus plant was located on a 55-acre tract within the corporate limits of Damascus, Virginia.
	www.colorantshistory.org /BeaverChemicalWorks.html (2637 words)

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		An excellent reference for the background history of Damascus is found in A Search for Structure, by Dr. Cyril Stanley Smith, MIT Press.
		There were others working with this "new" material at the time as well and after a hammer in Lumpkin, GA where it was demonstrated, Daryl Meier returned to Carbondale and began his life long research into the mysteries of this process.
		This method will give total exposure for the end grain pattern, but also distorts the pattern by nature of the long diagonal, the effects can be quite interesting.
	www.dfoggknives.com /damascus.htm (1185 words)

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