Middle East city towards which St Paul was travelling when he converted to Christianity (8)

I believe the answer is:

damascus

(Other definitions for damascus that I've seen before include "Capital of Syria" , "Pauline conversion on the road to here" , "Syrian capital" , "St Paul was converted on the road to this Syrian city" , "capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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