Trade goods
| Trade good | Amount | Trade good | Amount | Trade good | Amount | Trade good | Amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fruits | 3 |  | Perfumes & Medicinal Herbs | 3 |  | Grapes | 3 |  | Gemstones | 1 |
 | Silk | 1 |
See the trade goods reference for what each is worth and what it unlocks.
Units raised here
Whoever holds Damashq can raise these 4 units here. A faction with one of them on its own roster raises it that way instead.
Asian area of recruitment (3 units)
| Unit | Requires | |
|---|---|---|
 | Asian Light Spearmen | Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built |
 | Asian Skirmishers | Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built |
 | Asian Slingers | Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built |
Syrian area of recruitment (1 unit)
Resources and character
| People |  Assyrian 90%,  Macedonian 10% | Fertility | 7 / 14 | Terrain | Mountain valley | Climate | Dry sub tropical |
| Water source | River |
Which recruitment zones and homelands this region counts as (1)
What this region counts as for recruitment, homelands and building.
| Recruitment zones | Syrian, Asian, Parthica early |