Built in the 3rd century BC, Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. During the Middle Ages, Damascus was a thriving artisanal area (swords and ribbons). Of the 125 monumental buildings that originated from different historical periods, it was the most spectacular of the Grand Mosque in the 8th century. Ancient city of Damascus, located in southwest Syria, outside the foothills of the mountainous Khsin.1