Did you know? The Old City Wall of Damascus dates back as early as the Aramaean Period. Hoever, the wall existing today is made up from fortifications that took place during the Roman, Seljuq and Ayyubid Periods. The length of the wall is about 4500 meters, and it encompasses approximately 105 hectares of Damascus Old City. The Roman wall remained intact up until the Abbasids Period, when parts of it were destroyed. Nour Eddine Zengi rebuilt many sections of the wall during the 12th century....
Aaron Aschkarmy grandfather moved from damascus ere unfortunately i was never able to visit damascus and get to now my relatives is it possible that we are related Dimitri Ashkar dr med was my grandfather...