In this meticulously researched book, historian Sami Marwan Moubayed explores the fascinating history of the Damascus Tramway. More than just a public transport system, the tramway was a powerful symbol of modernity's arrival in the ancient city at the dawn of the twentieth century. Moubayed chronicles its construction, operation, and profound impact on the urban landscape and the daily lives of Damascenes, illustrating how this iron track carved a path for new ideas, social change, and economic development, forever altering the fabric of Damascus.