Dimashq

== English == === Etymology === From Arabic دِمَشْق (dimašq). Doublet of Damascus. === Proper noun === Dimashq Synonym of Damascus: The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE. === References === “Dimashq”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.