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Damascus Straight Street

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Straight Street is the old decumanus maximus, the main east–west Roman road, of Damascus, Syria. It runs from east to west through the old city.

History

It was originally built during the Seleucid period. According to the Acts of the Apostles (9:11) in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Paul the Apostle stayed in a house on Straight Street.

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