2011 CE: Syrian uprising and civil war
2011 CE: Syrian uprising and civil warThe conflict transformed Damascus's security, economy, demographics and surrounding…
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2013 CE: Ancient City of Damascus placed on the World Heritage List in Danger
2013 CE: Ancient City of Damascus placed on the World Heritage List in DangerUNESCO identified…
December 2024: Fall of the Assad government and capture of Damascus by opposition forces
December 2024: Fall of the Assad government and capture of Damascus by opposition forcesThe event…
2025: Transitional government established
2025: Transitional government establishedDamascus remained the political centre of Syria during the constitutional and institutional…
2026: Post-Assad reconstruction and institutional transition
2026: Post-Assad reconstruction and institutional transitionDamascus entered a period focused on reconstruction, restoration of public…
1963 CE: Ba’ath Party takes power
1963 CE: Ba'ath Party takes powerDamascus became the centre of a Ba'athist political system that…
1970 CE: Hafez al-Assad takes power
1970 CE: Hafez al-Assad takes powerDamascus became the political centre of the Assad-era state.
1979 CE: Ancient City of Damascus inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
1979 CE: Ancient City of Damascus inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO recognised the…
705-715 CE: Construction of the Great Umayyad Mosque
705-715 CE: Construction of the Great Umayyad MosqueCaliph al-Walid I transformed the central religious precinct…