Mezzeh (Arabic: ٱلْمَزَّة, romanized: al-Mazzah, also transcribed as al-Mazzah, el-Mezze, etc.) is a municipality in Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mezzeh highway (also known as Fayez Mansour).
It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mazzeh Military Airport, 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.[2] The current presidential palace sits atop Mount Mezzeh and overlooks all of Damascus.[3] It is one of the most modern and expensive areas of Damascus, especially the areas along the highway.[4]
^Damascus governorate population 2004 census
^"Syria, the uprising and Mezzeh". francona.blogspot.com. July 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^"Syrian protestors fill streets of Damascus". nytimes.com. 19 February 2012.
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