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is a town in Washington County, Virginia, United States. The population was 981 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol (TN)–Bristol (VA) Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Damascus, Virginia, is a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and is the gateway to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. It is known as "Trail Town, USA."
It is traversed by the Appalachian Trail, the Virginia Creeper Trail, the Trans-America National Bicycle Trail, the Iron Mountain Trail, the Daniel Boone Trail, the Crooked Road Musical Heritage Trail, Virginia's Birding and Wildlife Trail, and lies within a short distance of hundreds of miles of other hiking, horse, and biking trails.
The town is rapidly becoming a major tourist destination for those seeking a way into the wilderness.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²), all of it land.
Damascus is located at the northern end of Holston Mountain, over which the Appalachian Trail runs. In Damascus, the TransAmerica Trail crosses the Appalachian Trail; they run roughly in parallel and intermittently cross for 225 miles northeast to Rockfish Gap.