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Mezzeh
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Mezzeh (, also transcribed as al-Mazzah, el-Mazze, etc.) is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway (also known as Fayez Mansour).
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- Locality
- بلدية المزة
- Region
- محافظة دمشق
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mezzeh
- Settlement.official_name
- Al Mazzeh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mazzeh Highway.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Fayez Mansour Street (Mezzeh Highway)
- Settlement.image_map
- Districts of damascus english.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Damascus Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Damascus
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 123,313
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- AST
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Damascus
- Image
- Mazzeh Highway.jpg
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- المزة
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- Mezzeh
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Mezzeh (, also transcribed as al-Mazzah, el-Mazze, etc.) is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mazzeh highway (also known as Fayez Mansour).
It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mezzeh Air Base, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport opened. It also held the notorious Mezzeh prison until 2000. The municipality includes the Damascus University and contains many foreign embassies. The current presidential palace sits atop Mount Mazzeh and overlooks all of Damascus. It is one of the most modern and expensive areas of Damascus, especially the areas along the highway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mezzeh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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