It was founded in 1995 with an initiative by Douma le Parrain. These strikes were done in retaliation for alleged Douma chemical attack. The average annual temperature in Douma is . The strikes came in the wake of the Douma chemical attack. The assistant engineer was Lillian Davis Douma. Other towns were used during the shooting, including Meshmesh, Douma, and Jeita's Church Al-Saydeh. A chemical attack in Douma occurred on 7 April 2018. Other cities named in the books are Niedzdrow, Istov, Dbrnouk, Douma, Tesznik, and Zlip. He later formed the band Wha-Koo with Danny Douma. The metropolitan area of Damascus includes the cities of Douma, Harasta, Darayya, Al-Tall and Jaramana. Duma(h) or Douma (Aramaic) is the angel of silence and of the stillness of death. On 21 January, the FSA temporarily captured the town of Douma, near Damascus. The Jaysh al-Islam rebel coalition controlled Douma.