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}}'''Damascus''', (''Arabic:'' دمشق ; '''Dimashq''', also commonly known as الشام '''ash-Shām''') is the capital of [[Syria]] and its largest city.
You can get a free an and useful map of '''Damascus''' at the tourist office. It's located near the ''Yussof Al'Azmeh'' Place, just walk there northwards for some 200m and you'll find the office on the left side.
==Hitching Out==
===North towards [[Aleppo]]===
===South towards [[Jordan]], [[Bosra]]===
Walk due south from the train station on Nasr street in the New City, near the Marjeh district. You will reach a wide road with signs showing the direction Jordan/[[Daraa]]. Continue walking straight a few kilometers until you reach the spot pictured here.