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Damascus

Damascus is a census-designated place and former city in , , . Established in 1867, it was incorporated in 2004 in an effort to enable local land use decision-making control by the community.
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  • Type: Village with 9,660 residents
  • Description: city in Oregon, USA
  • Also known as: “Damascus, OR” and “Damascus, Oregon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Damascus Christian School.

School
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is a private Christian school in Damascus, Oregon, . Damascus Christian has been around since 1975, when it was founded by its first principal Tim Oakley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Happy Valley and Carver.

Town
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is a suburban city in the . is near the northwest edge of , Oregon, United States approximately 13 miles to the southeast of downtown . is situated 2 miles west of Damascus.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States, which, between 2004 and 2016, was part of the city of Damascus, Oregon. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Damascus.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , United States, on Oregon Route 224 near the . was named after , by settler E. is situated 3 miles southeast of Damascus.

Damascus

Latitude
45.41763° or 45° 25′ 4″ north
Longitude
-122.45899° or 122° 27′ 32″ west
Population
9,660
Elevation
531 feet (162 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US DSC
Open location code
84QVCG9R+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150967774
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5722088
Wiki­data ID
Q3476539
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Damascus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دمشق”
  • Basque: “Damascus”
  • Bulgarian: “Дамаскъс”
  • Cebuano: “Damascus”
  • Chechen: “Дамаскус”
  • Czech: “Damascus”
  • Dutch: “Damascus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دمشق”
  • French: “Damascus”
  • German: “City of Damascus”
  • German: “Damascus”
  • Gilaki: “دمسکس (اؤرگن)”
  • Gilaki: “دمسکس”
  • Haitian: “Damascus, Oregon”
  • Haitian: “Damascus”
  • Hebrew: “דמסקוס, אורגון”
  • Hungarian: “Damascus”
  • Irish: “Damascus”
  • Italian: “Damascus”
  • Japanese: “ダマスカス”
  • Ladin: “Damascus”
  • Malagasy: “Damascus, Oregon”
  • Malagasy: “Damascus”
  • Persian: “دمسکوس”
  • Polish: “Damascus”
  • Russian: “Дамаскус (Орегон)”
  • Russian: “Дамаскус”
  • Serbian: “Damascus”
  • Serbian: “Дамаскус”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Damascus, Oregon”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Damascus”
  • Slovak: “Damascus”
  • South Azerbaijani: “دمسکوس، اورقن”
  • Spanish: “Damascus”
  • Swedish: “Damascus, Oregon”
  • Swedish: “Damascus”
  • Tatar: “Дамаскус”
  • Turkish: “Damascus, Oregon”
  • Turkish: “Damascus”
  • Ukrainian: “Дамаскус”
  • Uzbek: “Damascus”
  • Uzbek: “Дамасcус”
  • Uzbek: “Дамаскъс”
  • Uzbek: “دمسکوس، اورگن”
  • Vietnamese: “Damascus, Oregon”
  • Vietnamese: “Damascus”
  • Volapük: “Damascus”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Damascus, Oregon”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Damascus”

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Localities in the Area

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