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The Presidential Palace (Arabic: قصر الشعب, lit. 'the People's Palace') is the chief official residence of the President of Syria. It is located in the west of Damascus, on Mount Mezzeh, north of Mezzeh neighborhood, next to Mount Qasioun, and overlooks the city. The main building covers 31,500 square metres (340,000 square feet).
Rebel opposition fighters stormed the presidential palace in the capital Damascus on Sunday (8 December) after the fall of Syria's government. Footage shows the deserted palace with armed men inside.
Tishreen Palace (Arabic: قصر تشرين) is one of the official residences of the President of Syria, located in Damascus. It is located in the Ar Rabwah neighborhood, south of Mount Qasioun. The building covers 10,000 square meters (108,000 square feet). During the Syrian civil war, there were reports that rebels fired mortars at the palace ...
Members of the public pose for a photograph as they climb the steps of the former President Bashar al-Assad's abandoned presidential palace on Dec. 9, 2024.
The municipality includes the Damascus University and contains many foreign embassies. [2] The current presidential palace sits atop Mount Mazzeh 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]
An armed man walks through the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, on December 10, 2024. - Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images. Palaces and prisons.
Families wandered the presidential palace, walking by damaged portraits of Assad. Other parts of the capital were empty and shops were closed. “It’s like a dream. I need someone to wake me up," said opposition fighter Abu Laith, adding the rebels were welcomed in Damascus with “love.”
The lavish lifestyle and taste of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are on display in a video that shows the abandoned garage of the presidential palace in Damascus filled with luxury cars.