Damascene may refer to:Topics directly associated with the city of Damascus in Syria: A native or inhabitant of Damascus Damascena, the territory around Damascus in Roman and Byzantine Syria Damascus Arabic, the local dialect of Damascus Damascus steel, developed for swordmaking "Damascene moment", the religious conversion of Paul Animal breeds: Damascene (pigeon) Damascus goat John of Damascus, Syrian Christian monk and priest Materials technologies evoking the visual texture of Damascus steel: Damascening, of inlaying different metals into one another Damask, a reversible figured fabric Damascene patterning, a manufacturing process used to pattern copper into microchips