- Damas is the oldest capital in the world (-2500 years B.C.).
- The most ancient writing in the world = Ougaritic alphabet, -1450 B.C. (clay tablets found at Ougarit in 1929).
Source of information : Le Quid - Atlas Economique Mondial 2007 du Nouvel Observateur - Maps & flags : CIA's World Fact Book
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