On the Contributions of Damascus With Its History And Culture to the Islamic City Concept

The cultural heritage memories of the cities reveal a different perspective towards everything and everyone that belongs to that city in every breaking period. Such is the situation in Syria, which has not yet come out of the effects of the civil war, whose legitimacy is questioned, whose sovereignty and independence have been shaken to the core, whose historical and cultural heritage has been destroyed, and whose people have become refugees/refugees in the world. In addition to these, Damascus, which is under the control of the Assad family regime and the capital of the city today, also known as Damascus al-Sham (Damascus - Damascus - Şam-ı Şerif) with its historical and cultural memory, is important from its geography to its demographic structure, from its administration to its architecture, from trade to the civilizations it is in and interacts with has made gains. At this point, it will be tried to interpret how much these gains can affect the city concept of Damascus. Although the mentioned historical and cultural accumulations are subject to particular breaking points and evaluations specific to the period, integrity will be observed in this study. The point that constitutes this integrity is to examine Damascus through its being an Islamic city and its contribution to Islam in terms of urban development. Therefore, in this study, literature review method is applied by examining various documents in order to discuss the contributions of the city of Damascus to the Islamic city structure. For this reason, it is based on academic studies that can be accessed, secondary and internet resources, and produced in a similar way. Finally, how are the civilizational achievements regarding Islam in the city perceived today, and to what extent have the city's gains been realized together with the Islamic world? It is expected that a way out of today's problems can be found with their questions.