Damascus metropolitan area

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf metropolitan area
gptkbp:area approximately 105 square kilometers
gptkbp:campusFacilities gptkb:Al-Baath_University
gptkb:University_of_Damascus
gptkb:Syrian_Virtual_University
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:climate Mediterranean_climate
gptkbp:culturalHeritage UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:economy approximately $20 billion
gptkbp:established ancient times
gptkbp:famousFor cultural festivals
historical sites
cuisine
gptkbp:famousLandmark gptkb:Saint_Ananias_Church
gptkb:Al-Madrasa_al-Qarawiyyin
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Damascus
gptkb:Al-Qalaa
gptkb:Citadel_of_Damascus
gptkb:Azm_Palace
gptkb:Tomb_of_Saladin
gptkb:Al-Madrasa_al-Sultaniyya
gptkb:Al-Hamidiyah_Souq
gptkb:Al-Madrasa_al-Nasiriya
gptkb:Al-Madrasa_al-Khushaniyya
gptkb:Al-Baqi'a_Cemetery
gptkb:Al-Madrasa_al-Ashrafiyya
gptkb:Al-Mu'azzamiah_Mosque
Umayyad Mosque
Straight Street
Al-Madrasa al-Salahiyya
Al-Madrasa al-Mahmoudiyya
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Damascus metropolitan area
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Damascus
gptkb:Rural_Damascus
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:majorIndustry agriculture
tourism
manufacturing
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Damascus_Book_Fair
gptkb:Damascus_International_Fair
gptkb:Damascus_Film_Festival
gptkbp:population approximately 2.5 million
gptkbp:publicTransport taxis
buses
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Al-Wahda_SC
gptkb:Al-Jaish_SC
gptkb:Al-Fotuwa_SC
gptkbp:timeZone Eastern European Time (EET)
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Damascus_Metro