Since Damascus is on the list, it's worth noting that some of the building techniques that possibly originated thousands of years ago are still in use in some r

Since Damascus is on the list, it's worth noting that some of the building techniques that possibly originated thousands of years ago are still in use in some remote Syrian villages. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roof_shapes#/media/File:Traditional_adobe_beehive_architecture_of_Syria.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roof_shapes#/media/Fil... https://syrianvoicesmediationandart.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/syrian-beehive-dome-building-and-plans/comment-page-1/ https://syrianvoicesmediationandart.wordpress.com/2016/04/04...