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Antikbar Halfsheet vintage
publicity poster for the inaugural Damascus International Fair, held in 1954. The fair was a significant economic and cultural event for Syria and other Arab countries.
Fair Details
Location: Damascus, Syria
Dates: September 2nd to October 1st, 1954
Significance: It was the first international fair held in the post-independence Arab world and is the oldest fair of its kind in the Middle East.
Impact: The event was highly successful, attracting over one million visitors and participants from 26 countries, and led to the fair becoming an annual event.
Design: The poster features the minarets of the 16th-century Takiyya Sulaymaniyah Mosque complex and a lion, with a ribbon of national flags from participating nations above. |
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