About Damascus:
Damascus, with a population of approximately 2.5 million, is known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the “City of Jasmine”, Damascus is a major cultural center of the Arab world. As you might expect,there are only a few Catholic places of interest in this predominantly Muslim city.
Catholic places of interest in Damascus:
Franciscan Church
The House of Saint Ananias (Hanania Church): an ancient underground structure that is said to be the remains of the home of Ananias of Damascus, where Ananias baptized Saul.