Damascus goat
Middle-Eastern breed of goat
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The Damascus or Damascene is a Middle Eastern breed of dairy goat, named after the city of Damascus in Syria. It is variously also known as the Aleppo or Halep for the city of Aleppo; as the Shami or Chami, for the historical region of Ash-Sham or Greater Syria; or as the Baladi ('local').[2]: 143 It is widely found in the Near and Middle East, including Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria and Turkey; it is also present in Bolivia and Malawi.[3]: 375 [4]
- Aleppo
- Baladi
- Chami
- Damascene
- Halep
- Shami
- Azerbaijan
- Bolivia
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- Greece
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malawi
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Syria
- Turkey
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| Country of origin | Greater Syria |
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| Use | milk and meat |
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The Damascus goat is a high-yield producer of both milk and meat, and therefore has been attributed a high priority by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.[5][6][7][8][clarification needed]
A goat of this breed ranked first place at the Mazayen al-Maaz goat beauty contest in Riyadh in 2008.[9]
