This city lies in the al-Gutah oasis along the Barada river.
This city lies in the al-Gutah oasis along the Barada river. Fashionable addresses today include Marjah Square, but many of its historic buildings were built by a dynasty that ruled from AD 661 to 750. Modern roads link it with Beirut to the west, Aleppo to the north and Amman to the south, but the most famous road associated with it is the Roman road from Jerusalem, once memorably traveled by Saul of Tarsus. FTP, name this Syrian capital.
This city lies in the al-Gutah oasis along the Barada river.
Damascus