Notes
^ a: According to some sources the city was captured in 635 (See Burns (2007), Damascus a history, page:99)
^ b: According to some sources the siege lasted for 6 months (See Burns (2007), Damascus a history, page:99)
^ c: Damascus City has risen 4 metres since then, so that the wall is now only 7 metres above ground level (See Akram (2004), pg.294.)
^ d: See The walls and gates of Damascus.
^ e: It is not clear which festival it was, some early Muslim sources says it was a celebration of the birth of son to the high priest of Damascus (Al-Waqidi, p.46)
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