The 16 Most Dangerous and Beautiful Places on Earth
| June 2, 2015
Damascus, Syria
Damascus, Syria, is on many current “Do Not Travel” lists, but the historic beauty of the city remains beneath the unrest raging above. Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, possibly having been occupied since approximately 6300 BC. With such an immense time of human settlement, it is hardly surprising that the city holds a number of historical sites from the many different periods in the city’s history. But sadly, the cultural and historical heritage sites within Damascus are threatened with irreparable damage. It is not a safe place to travel, but the chance to see some of these sites may never come again.
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