Damascus riam muaj cov nqi sau nqi siab. Damascree riam tau dhau los ua ib tug neeg nrhiav tau zoo-tom qab cov khoom muaj nqis rau hauv ntiaj teb sau vim tias lawv cov qauv tshwj xeeb thiab cov qauv zoo thiab zoo dua hniav. Nws tus nqi kev txheeb xyuas tsuas yog nyob ntawm cov yam ntxwv xws li cov kws ua ntoo, cov keeb kwm yav dhau los thiab keeb kwm keeb kwm yav dhau los. High-muaj zog Damascus muaj ntau kim nyob rau hauv kev ua lag luam thiab muaj qee yam peev txheej nqis peev thiab txaus siab muaj peev xwm.
Keeb kwm keeb kwm yav dhau los thiab craftsmanhip ntawm Damascus riam kuj ntxiv cov xim rau lawv cov nqi sau. Damascree riam nyob rau hauv Is Nrias teb Is Nrias teb thiab yog ua los ntawm Wootz steel inging nrog cam khwb cia qauv nyob rau saum npoo. Nws cov txheej txheem tsim qauv los ntawm lub nroog Damaxes thaum ub, yog li nws tau siv dav hauv Middle East thiab yog suav hais tias yog ib qho ntawm cov riam phom txias tshaj plaws. Tsis tas li ntawd, qhov tshwj xeeb smelting thiab casting txoj kev ntawm lub zog ua rau nws tsis yooj yim tom qab txiav nws cov kev ntxim nyiam thiab ntxim nyiam.
Cov txheej txheem tsim khoom lag luam ntawm lub nroog Damascree niaj hnub tseem muaj kev nyuaj heev thiab siv sijhawm, uas ua rau lawv kim dua. Piv txwv li, lub Lebanese lub nroog Damascus muaj peev xwm luv nqi ntawm ob peb txhiab daus las. Txawm hais tias muaj tus nqi sib txawv ntawm lub hnub niaj hnub ua txhaum thiab cov Damascus thaum ub riam, lawv cov nqi sau tau tseem dav pom.