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Damask (/ˈdæməsk/; Arabic: دمشق) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. [1] The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave. [2]
Damascus. / 33.51306°N 36.29194°E / 33.51306; 36.29194. Damascus ( / dəˈmæskəs / də-MASK-əs, UK also / dəˈmɑːskəs / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشق, romanized : Dimašq) is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.
The old city of Damascus ( Arabic: دِمَشْق ٱلْقَدِيمَة, romanized : Dimašq al-Qadīmah) is the historic city centre of Damascus, Syria. The old city, which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, [1] contains numerous archaeological sites, including some historical churches and mosques.
Rosa × damascena ( Latin for damascene rose ), more commonly known as the Damask rose, [1] [2] or sometimes as the Iranian Rose, Bulgarian rose, Taif rose, Ispahan rose and Castile rose, is a rose hybrid, derived from Rosa gallica and Rosa moschata. [3] DNA analysis has shown that a third species, Rosa fedtschenkoana, has made some genetic ...
Named for Damascus, Damask roses (Rosa × damascena) originated in ancient times with a natural hybrid (Rosa moschata × Rosa gallica) × Rosa fedtschenkoana. Robert de Brie is given credit for bringing damask roses from the Middle East to Europe sometime between 1254 and 1276, although there is evidence from ancient Roman frescoes that at least one damask rose existed in Europe for hundreds ...
The Umayyad Mosque ( Arabic: الجامع الأموي, romanized : al-Jāmiʿ al-Umawī ), also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Its religious importance stems from the eschatological reports concerning the mosque, and ...
Description. The History of Damascus, it is considered one of the largest and most important books in the history of Islam. In it, the author dealt with the history of the city of Damascus, and spoke about the biographies of notables and narrators and their narrations from everyone who lived, neighboring, or passed through the city of Damascus.
Damascus steel ( Arabic: فولاذ دمشقي) is the forged steel of the blades of swords smithed in the Near East from ingots of carbon steel imported from Southern India or made in production centers in Sri Lanka [1] or Khorasan, Iran. [2] These swords are characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing ...
Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised a short-sleeved or sleeveless, knee-length tunic for men and boys, and a longer, usually sleeved tunic for women and girls. On formal occasions, adult male citizens could wear a woolen toga, draped over their tunic, and married citizen women wore a woolen mantle, known as a palla, over a stola, a ...
Linen damask weaving in Ireland has less capacity, and it is confined at very much the top end of the market for luxury end-uses. Companies who continue to weave in Ireland, including Thomas Ferguson & Co Ltd , tend to concentrate on the quality end of the market, and Jacquard weaving is moving towards the weaving of special and custom damask ...