Damascus

Damascus is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in , United States. In the early 20th century, there existed an incorporated municipality lasting a quarter century.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 11,400 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “Black Ankle”, “Damascus, Maryland”, and “Damascus, MD”
  • Postal code: 20872

Places of Interest

Highlights include Damascus High School and John T Baker Middle School.

School
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is a high school in Damascus, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system.

School
Montgomery County Public Schools is the school district of . With 211 schools, it is the largest school district in the state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Etchison and Clarksburg.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , in the United States of America. It is on Maryland Route 108 at its junction with the northern end of Maryland Route 650. is situated 4 miles southeast of Damascus.

Town
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is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in northern , United States. It is located at the northern end of the Interstate 270 technology corridor, approximately four miles north of . is situated 4½ miles southwest of Damascus.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located on Maryland Route 355 in upper Montgomery County, not far from the border with . is situated 6 miles west of Damascus.

Damascus

Latitude
39.28844° or 39° 17′ 18″ north
Longitude
-77.20387° or 77° 12′ 14″ west
Population
11,400
Elevation
866 feet (264 metres)
Open location code
87F47QQW+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158481184
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4352728
Wiki­data ID
Q754122
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Damascus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “داماسكس”
  • Basque: “Damascus”
  • Catalan: “Damascus”
  • Cebuano: “Damascus”
  • Chinese: “Damascus”
  • Chinese: “大馬士革 (馬里蘭州)”
  • Chinese: “大馬士革”
  • Dutch: “Damascus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “داماسكس”
  • French: “Damascus”
  • German: “Damascus”
  • Gilaki: “دمسکس (مريلند)”
  • Gilaki: “دمسکس”
  • Irish: “Damascus”
  • Italian: “Damascus”
  • Japanese: “ダマスカス”
  • Kazakh: “Damaskas”
  • Kazakh: “Дамаскас”
  • Kazakh: “داماسكاس”
  • Kirghiz: “Дамаскас”
  • Ladin: “Damascus”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Damascus”
  • Persian: “دمسکس، مریلند”
  • Persian: “دمسکس”
  • Polish: “Damascus”
  • Portuguese: “Damascus”
  • Serbian: “Дамаскус”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Damascus, Maryland”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Damascus”
  • South Azerbaijani: “داماسکوس، مریلند”
  • Spanish: “Damascus (Maryland)”
  • Spanish: “Damascus”
  • Swedish: “Damascus, Maryland”
  • Swedish: “Damascus”
  • Tatar: “Дамаскус (Мэриленд)”
  • Tatar: “Дамаскус”
  • Turkish: “damascus maryland”
  • Ukrainian: “Дамаскус”
  • Urdu: “ڈیماسکس، میری لینڈ”
  • Uzbek: “Damascus”
  • Uzbek: “Дамасcус”
  • Volapük: “Damascus”

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