Damascus by Mons

This offering is a brief, compositional narrative of an unnamed Damascene citizen wandering through the night streets of the great city. The journey begins with a performance of traditional semi- and quarter-tonal stringed movements shrouded with a heavy fog of natural, analog tape and vinyl artifacts. From the darkness of the Tomb of Abel emerges our wanderer, who exits the burial site of Adam and Eve's slain son and makes way through the mysterious outer sectors toward the heart of Damascus to meditate high beneath the stars upon the journeys and tribulations that lie ahead.
 
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The city of Damascus, which lies in the southwestern part of Syria, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. This city is located in a desert oasis on the eastern foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Additionally, the eastern Mediterranean coast is situated just 80 km (49.7 mi) to the west of this city. This area is believed to have been settled as early as the 7th millennium BC. The city of Damascus, however, was founded sometime during the 3rd millennium BC.

Over the millennia, Damascus was fought over and occupied by different civilizations. These include: The Aramaeans, Assyrians, Achaemenids, Greeks, Nabataeans, Romans, Umayyads, Mongols, Turks, and the French. Many of these civilizations have left behind monuments that are still visible in the city today, though perhaps not for much longer.

One of the earliest known mentions of the name of this city is found in the Ebla tablets. It has been suggested that the Amorites of the 18th century BC referred to Damascus as Dimaski. Another mention of the city can be found in the Amarna Letters, in which it is called Dimashqa. The current English name of the city was probably taken from the Greek version.

The city of Damascus may be facing one of the biggest crises in its history. The ongoing Syrian civil war is not only affecting the people of Syria, but also threatening its antiquities. Like many other ancient sites in Syria, Damascus is also under threat at present.

In 2013, Damascus was placed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage in Danger. It is hoped that the ancient monuments of Damascus will survive through this present crisis, and continue to stand as testaments to the city's rich history.

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