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| subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_name2 = Montgomery |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 24.9 |area_land_km2 = 24.9 |area_water_km2 = 0.0 |area_total_sq_mi = 9.6 |area_land_sq_mi = 9.6 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.0 |population_as_of = 2000 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 11430 |population_density_km2 = 458.5 |population_density_sq_mi = 1187.5 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 264 |elevation_ft = 866 |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |latd = 39 |latm = 16 |lats = 16 |latNS = N |longd = 77 |longm = 12 |longs = 22 |longEW = W |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 20872 |area_code = 301, 240 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 24-21475 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0584009 |website = |footnotes = }} Damascus is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. In the early 20th century, there existed an incorporated municipality lasting a quarter century. The name "Damascus" comes from a reference presumably to Damascus, Syria, and was first used in an official document in 1816, when the United States Congress approved a postal route through the area, operated by Edward Hughes. ==Geography== As an unincorporated area, Damascus' boundaries are not officially defined. Damascus is recognized by the United States Census Bureau as a census-designated place, and by the United States Geological Survey as a populated place located at (39.271040, -77.206098). Damascus has the highest point in the county at 866 ft (264m) above sea level. Damascus is west of the fall line between the Piedmont of Appalachia and the Atlantic coastal plain. Damascus is known for its rural landscape and family-owned farms. The town is near the Sugar Loaf Mountain and the Appalachian Trail. According to the United States Census Bureau, the place has a total area of , all of it land. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Damascus, Maryland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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