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Dates and Costs

Note: We have cancelled the 2011 summer program. Please check back again soon for 2012 dates and prices.

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Damascus Summer Encounter is a program jointly coordinated by Middle East Fellowship, a U.S. based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East.

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Facts About Damascus

  • Damascus is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
  • Shi'ia Muslims make pilgrimages to Damascus to several important mosques.
  • Saint Paul was converted to Christianity "on the road to Damascus".
  • The largest restaurant in the world is located in Damascus (according to the Guinness Book of World Records).
  • The old city of Damascus has seven gates or main entrances.