Damascus
Damascus is the capital of Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. 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.
People born in Damascus (First 49 people) - Page 6
Sabri al-Asali
Syrian Politician
Al-Dhahabi
Historian
Salah al-Din al-Bitar (Selahaddin el Bitar)
Syrian Politician
Yusuf al-Azma (yusuf el azma)
Armed force officer
Hrair Sarkissian
Artist
Sam Hamad
Former Quebec Minister of Natural Resources
Ghada al-Samman
Syrian writer
Josef Samael
American professional wrestler
Issam John Darwich
Mohamed Diya' al-Din
Composer
Taj al-Din al-Hasani
Former Prime Minister of Syria
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan
Marwan I's son
Ben-Hadad I
Shukri al-Quwatli
Former President of Syria
Aziz al- Azmeh
Feras Esmaeel
Syrian footballer
Imad Rami
Syrian singer
Maamun al- Kuzbari
Former Acting President of Syria
Yazid III
Caliph of Damascus
Rezin
Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
General
Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din
Sultan of Damascus
Subhi al-Rifai
Actor
Lina Diab
Syrian actor
Bassel Khaiat
Syrian actor
Amjad Jomaa
Musical artist
Hassan Dakkak
Actor
Khaled Mzher
Film director
Harun Osman
Ibn al-Shatir
Astronomer
Cyril VI Tanas
Demetrius I Qadi
Ibn al-Jazari
Author
Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi
Abdullah Dardari
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Syria
Bassel Shehadeh
Syrian film-maker
Mamoon al-Farkh
Syrian television actor
Andrew of Crete
Bishop
Sadiq Jalal al-Azm
Professor
Bashir al-Azma
Former Prime Minister of Syria
Assala
Syrian musical artist
Émile Eddé
Former President of Lebanon
Nazik al-Abid
Farouk Mardam-Bey
Historian
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr
Walaa Azzam
Actress
Hisham Al Zouki
Film director