I ran across an old article from the Chicago Tribune by Liz Sly on the internet yesterday entitled, An Ancient City Reborn, dated June 26, 2008.  The article read as follows:

An Ancient City Reborn

Damascus, Syria:  Wanted for renovation: a centuries-old wreck, Roman features a plus.  Must have a courtyard, a fountain and a rooftop terrace with a view of the ancient minarets and church spires rising from what claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.  Those were the spe...

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