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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Damaskus
|native_name              = دِمَشق ''Dimasyq''
|nickname                 = (Madinat Al-Yasmin) Kota Melati
|motto                    =
|image_skyline            = Damsacus infobox2.jpg
|imagesize                = 280px
|image_caption            = Markah tanah kota Damaskus<div style="background:#fee8ab;">
<small>Damascus Skyline<br />[[Universitas Damaskus]]&nbsp;• [[Rumah Opera Damaskus]]<br /> [[Hotel Damaskus Empat Musim|Hotel Empat Musim]] dan [[Barada|Sungai Barada]]&nbsp;• [[Museum Nasional Damaskus|Museum Nasional]]&nbsp;• [[Mesjid Umayyad]]<br />[[Istana Azm]]&nbsp;• [[Maktab Anbar]]</small>
</div>
|image_seal               = Damascus-Seal.jpg
|seal_size                =
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|map_caption              =
|pushpin_map              = Syria
|pushpin_label_position   = <!-- position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_mapsize          = 300
|coordinates_region       = SY
|subdivision_type         = [[Daftar negara di dunia|Negara]]
|subdivision_name         = {{flag|Suriah}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[Governorat di Suriah|Governorates]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Damascus Governorate]], Ibu kota
|leader_title             = [[Gubernur]]
|leader_name              = M'barek Al Warfalli
|established_title        =
|established_date         =
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|area_magnitude           =
|area_total_km2           = 105 
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|area_urban_km2           = 77
|area_urban_sq_mi         =
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|population_as_of         = 2009 est.<ref name="Syrian Population">Central Bureau Of Statistics in Syria: [http://www.cbssyr.org/yearbook/2009/chapter2-EN.htm Chapter 2: Population & Demographic Indicators] Table 3: Estimates of Population actually living in Syria in 31/12/2009 by  Mohafazat and sex (in thousands)</ref>
|population_note          =
|population_total         = 3,711,000
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|timezone                       = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset                     = +2
|timezone_DST                   = [[EEST]]
|utc_offset_DST                 = +3
|latd=33 |latm=30 |lats=47 |latNS=N
|longd=36 |longm=17 |longs=31 |longEW=E
|elevation_m              = 680
|elevation_ft             =
|postal_code_type         =
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|area_code                = Kode negara: 963, Kode kota: 11
|footnotes                = Sources: Damascus city area <ref>Albaath.news [http://www.albaath.news.sy/user/?act=print&id=811&a=73882 statement by the governor of Damascus, Syria (Arabic, April 2010]</ref>
|blank_name               = Demonym
|blank_info               = Damascene
}}
{{Infobox World Heritage Site
|WHS = Kota Kuno Damaskus
|infoboxwidth= 250px
|Image = [[Berkas:Eagle Dome2(js).jpg|240px|Mesjid Umayyad facade]]
|State Party = {{SYR}}
|Type = Budaya
|Criteria = i, ii, iii, iv, vi
|ID = 20
|Region = [[Daftar Situs Warisan Dunia di Arab Serikat|Arab Serikat]]
|Year = 1979
|Session = ke-3
}}
'''Damaskus''' atau '''Damsyik''' ({{lang-ar|<big>'''دمشق'''</big>}}, {{ArTranslit|Dimasyq}}, atau <big>'''الشام'''</big>, {{ArTranslit|asy-Syām}}) adalah ibu kota dan kota terbesar di [[Suriah]]. Kota ini merupakan salah satu [[Daftar kota yang selalu dihuni tertua|kota yang selalu dihuni tertua di dunia]], selain [[Al-Fayyum]], dan [[Gaziantep]]. Populasinya saat ini diperkirakan sekitar 3.67 juta jiwa.

== Etimologi ==
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Nama '''Damsyik''' pertama Kali muncul dalam daftar geografi raja [[Thutmose III]] sebagai '''T-m-ś-q''' pada abad ke-15 SM.<ref>List I, 13 in J. Simons, ''Handbook for the Study of Egyptian Topographical Lists relating to Western Asia'', Leiden 1937. See also Y. AHARONI, ''The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography'', London 1967, p147, No. 13.</ref>
[[Etimologi]] nama kuno "T-m-ś-q" tidak jelas, diduga pre-Semitik. Ditulis sebagai ''Dimašqa'' dalam [[bahasa Akkadia]], ''T-ms-ḳw'' dalam [[bahasa Mesir]], ''{{Transl|sem|Damaśyq}}'' ({{lang|arc|דמשק}}) dalam [[bahasa Aram]] kuno dan ''Damesyeq'' ({{lang|he|דמשק}}) dalam [[bahasa Ibrani]]. Ejaan Akkadia dijumpai dalam [[Surat-surat Amarna]], dari abad ke-14 SM. Kemudian nama Aram sering kali ditambahi huruf ''[[resh]]'' (huruf ''r''), mungkin dipengaruhi akar kata ''dr'', artinya "tempat tinggal", menjadi ejaan Qumranik ''Darmeśeq'' ({{lang|arc|דרמשק}}), dan ''Darmsûq'' ({{lang|syr|ܕܪܡܣܘܩ}}) dalam [[bahasa Syria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-097X%28198805%290%3A270%3C97%3AADAHSO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S |title=(in Book Reviews) '&#39;Ancient Damascus: A Historical Study of the Syrian City-State from Earliest Times Until Its Fall to the Assyrians in 732 BC.'&#39;, Wayne T. Pitard. Review author: Paul E. Dion, '&#39;Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research'&#39;, No. 270, Ancient Syria. (May, 1988), p. 98 |publisher=Links.jstor.org |date= |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-097X%28197202%290%3A205%3C36%3ATSDTMB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9 |title='&#39;The Stele Dedicated to Melcarth by Ben-Hadad of Damascus'&#39;, Frank Moore Cross. '&#39;Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research'&#39;, No. 205. (Feb., 1972), p. 40 |publisher=Links.jstor.org |date= |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> Nama bahasa Inggris dan [[Latin]], "Damascus" diimpor dari {{lang-el|Δαμασκός}}, yang berasal dari nama Aram דרמשק; "tempat yang diairi dengan baik".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Damascus |title=Online Etymology Dictionary |publisher=Etymonline.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Damascus |title=Damascus – Wiktionary |publisher=En.wiktionary.org |date=2010-05-09 |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> Dalam [[bahasa Arab]], kota ini disebut ''Dimashqu-sh-Shām'' (دمشق الشام), meskipun sering disingkat menjadi ''Dimashq'' atau ''ash-Shām'' oleh penduduk Damsyik serta negara-negara Arab tetangganya. ''Ash-Shām'' adalah istilah Arab untuk "utara" dan untuk "Suriah"; negara Suriah pernah disebut ''Bilādu-sh-Shām'' (بلاد الشام / "tanah utara").

== Referensi ==
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== Pranala luar ==
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* {{en}} [http://www.damascus-online.com/se/geo/damascus.htm Damascus Online]
* {{en}} [http://www.oldamascus.com/ Oldamascus.com]
* {{en}} [http://www.syriantours.net/Maps/Cities/damascus_big.jpg Peta pusat kota Damaskus]
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