Damascus - Brief History

Damascus has 4 million or 6.5 million population including sub-urbs.
We only manage to wander around at Ancient city Damascus, the site mark as Unesco World Heritage Site. This area, built between 5000BC, and recorded after inhibited by the Aramean (zaman Nabi Ibrahim, Nabi Yahya, Nabi Musa dan Nabi Isa - wallahualam). It is recorded, after khalifah-ar-Rasyidin, Damsyik is the capital for Ummayyad reign (Ummayah), where the first proper and the most beautiful mosque at that time has been build, functioning also as learning centre, culture and surrounded by commercial activities.

Inside Umayyad Mosque, with "Makam Nabi Yahya" at the background

Important notes (if you interested in world history)
- inhibited by Jewish - before 4000BC (wallahualam)
- Roman era - captured by Alexander The Great - around 300BC
- Site of Ptolemy empire's (Alexander's general) and lots of war until early 1st century
- Roman Empire - start building the fortress eg city wall etc.. Bab Toma (still exist today and Christian Orthodox still lived in this neighbourhood). Early city planning by Roman architects.
- conquered by Khaled Al Walid in Umar reign - the 2nd Khalifah-Ar Rasyidin (634).
- Capital of Ummayad Empire - where it reach its glory (Umayyad mosque built by Al Walid)
- Ruled from Baghdad (Abbasyid Empire-khalifah Abbasyiah) after 750
- Ruled by Fatimid Empire, Seljuks, between 900 - late 11th century
- Saladin Al Ayubi (Salahuddin) 1160an until his death 1193. Another glory era for Damshiq - Perang Salib - The crusader - (i admitted, have limited knowledge, and still reading and studying about this). "During the time of Saladin, Damascus welcomed seekers of knowledge and industrious youth from around the world, who arrived for the sake of "undistracted study and seclusion" in Damascus' many colleges."
- Ottoman (Turkey)Empire from early 1516 until early 1900, 400 years of reign, the last muslim caliph..
- Modern era - British, Sultan, etc..(after 1900)
my note - still reading and searching for "nabi dan rasul - link with Dataran Sham (termasuk Jordan, Israel, Lebanon sekarang)" since a lot of them "diturunkan" di bumi bertuah penuh sejarah ini..

One of the purpose of muhajir in Islam - at the end we understand how small and insignificance we are in this world.. "ia meruntuhkan ego, ujub atau riak" InsyaALLAH..
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