Damascus
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About
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.
Wikipedia →Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Damascus, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.
The next week in Damascus
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
26° / 15°
UV Very high
Sat
Overcast
25° / 14°
UV Very high
Sun
Partly cloudy
31° / 12°
UV Very high
Mon
Overcast
30° / 19°
UV Very high
Tue
Overcast
29° / 13°
UV Very high
Wed
Overcast
28° / 15°
UV High
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
36° / 3°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.9h
05:34 – 19:26local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Damascus
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Damascus International Airport (DAM) at 24 km.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
CC BY-SA 4.0, Siirski.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.