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The National Museum of Damascus, the dean of Syrian museums, is one of the most important Arab museums. It is the largest, oldest, and most famous of them. With its sections and vast gardens, it forms several museums within one museum. It also includes the most prominent Syrian antiquities discovered in the twentieth century. The museum is divided into five sections that deal with the history of Syria and the civilizations that succeeded it, starting from prehistoric times. However, it does not deal with the contemporary political history of the country, such as the French Mandate, Baathist Syria, or the Syrian Revolution.