Damascus 音标拼音: [dəm'æskəs]
n . 大马士革
大马士革
Damascus n 1 :
an ancient city (
widely regarded as the world '
s oldest )
and present capital and largest city of Syria ;
according to the New Testament ,
the Apostle Paul (
then known as Saul )
underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus [
synonym : {
Dimash }, {
Damascus }, {
capital of Syria }]
Damascus \
Damascus \
prop .
n . (
Geography )
The capital city of Syria .
Population (
2000 ) =
1 ,
549 ,
932 .
[
PJC ]
{
Damascus blade },
a sword or scimiter ,
made chiefly at Damascus ,
having a variegated appearance of watering ,
and proverbial for excellence .
{
Damascus iron },
or {
Damascus twist },
metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together ;
used for making gun barrels ,
etc .,
of high quality ,
in which the surface ,
when polished and acted upon by acid ,
has a damask appearance .
{
Damascus steel }.
See {
Damask steel },
under {
Damask },
a .
[
1913 Webster ]
Damascus activity ,
the most ancient of Oriental cities ;
the capital of Syria (
Isa .
7 :
8 ;
17 :
3 );
situated about 133 miles to the north of Jerusalem .
Its modern name is Esh -
Sham ;
i .
e ., "
the East ."
The situation of this city is said to be the most beautiful of all Western Asia .
It is mentioned among the conquests of the Egyptian king Thothmes III . (
B .
C .
1500 ),
and in the Amarna tablets (
B .
C .
1400 ).
It is first mentioned in Scripture in connection with Abraham '
s victory over the confederate kings under Chedorlaomer (
Gen .
14 :
15 ).
It was the native place of Abraham '
s steward (
15 :
2 ).
It is not again noticed till the time of David ,
when "
the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer " (
q .
v .),
2 Sam .
8 :
5 ;
1 Chr .
18 :
5 .
In the reign of Solomon ,
Rezon became leader of a band who revolted from Hadadezer (
1 Kings 11 :
23 ),
and betaking themselves to Damascus ,
settled there and made their leader king .
There was a long war ,
with varying success ,
between the Israelites and Syrians ,
who at a later period became allies of Israel against Judah (
2 Kings 15 :
37 ).
The Syrians were at length subdued by the Assyrians ,
the city of Damascus was taken and destroyed ,
and the inhabitants carried captive into Assyria (
2 Kings 16 :
7 -
9 ;
comp .
Isa .
7 :
8 ).
In this ,
prophecy was fulfilled (
Isa .
17 :
1 ;
Amos 1 :
4 ;
Jer .
49 :
24 ).
The kingdom of Syria remained a province of Assyria till the capture of Nineveh by the Medes (
B .
C .
625 ),
when it fell under the conquerors .
After passing through various vicissitudes ,
Syria was invaded by the Romans (
B .
C .
64 ),
and Damascus became the seat of the government of the province .
In A .
D .
37 Aretas ,
the king of Arabia ,
became master of Damascus ,
having driven back Herod Antipas .
This city is memorable as the scene of Saul '
s conversion (
Acts 9 :
1 -
25 ).
The street called "
Straight ,"
in which Judas lived ,
in whose house Saul was found by Ananias ,
is known by the name Sultany ,
or "
Queen '
s Street ."
It is the principal street of the city .
Paul visited Damascus again on his return from Arabia (
Gal .
1 :
16 ,
17 ).
Christianity was planted here as a centre (
Acts 9 :
20 ),
from which it spread to the surrounding regions .
In A .
D .
634 Damascus was conquered by the growing Mohammedan power .
In A .
D .
1516 it fell under the dominion of the Turks ,
its present rulers .
It is now the largest city in Asiatic Turkey .
Christianity has again found a firm footing within its walls .
Damascus ,
a sack full of blood ;
the similitude of burning Damascus ,
AR --
U .
S .
town in Arkansas Population (
2000 ):
306 Housing Units (
2000 ):
157 Land area (
2000 ):
1 .
932488 sq .
miles (
5 .
005122 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
1 .
932488 sq .
miles (
5 .
005122 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
17290 Located within :
Arkansas (
AR ),
FIPS 05 Location :
35 .
366849 N ,
92 .
410276 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Damascus ,
AR Damascus
Damascus ,
GA --
U .
S .
town in Georgia Population (
2000 ):
277 Housing Units (
2000 ):
115 Land area (
2000 ):
1 .
757247 sq .
miles (
4 .
551249 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
008337 sq .
miles (
0 .
021594 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
1 .
765584 sq .
miles (
4 .
572843 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
21436 Located within :
Georgia (
GA ),
FIPS 13 Location :
31 .
298580 N ,
84 .
717429 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
31741 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Damascus ,
GA Damascus
Damascus ,
MD --
U .
S .
Census Designated Place in Maryland Population (
2000 ):
11430 Housing Units (
2000 ):
3773 Land area (
2000 ):
9 .
624894 sq .
miles (
24 .
928359 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
9 .
624894 sq .
miles (
24 .
928359 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
21475 Located within :
Maryland (
MD ),
FIPS 24 Location :
39 .
271040 N ,
77 .
206098 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
20872 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Damascus ,
MD Damascus
Damascus ,
VA --
U .
S .
town in Virginia Population (
2000 ):
981 Housing Units (
2000 ):
543 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
847727 sq .
miles (
2 .
195602 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
847727 sq .
miles (
2 .
195602 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
21184 Located within :
Virginia (
VA ),
FIPS 51 Location :
36 .
633933 N ,
81 .
787034 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
24236 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Damascus ,
VA Damascus
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