Syria

Capital: Damascus

Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was first settled in the 3rd millennium BC.
The Great Colonnade at Palmyra is 1.1 km long. Palmyra, an oasis city of the Roman era, was added to UNESCO's list in 1980.
Krak des Chevaliers was built between 1142 and 1170 by the Knights Hospitaller on the site of an earlier fortification. UNESCO listed it in 2006.

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