People's Palace, Damascus

The People's Palace (Arabic: قصر الشعب), known in English as the Presidential Palace until 2024, is the official residence of the president of Syria. It is located in the western part of Damascus, on Mount Mezzeh, north of Mezzeh, next to Mount Qasioun, and overlooking the entire city. The main building covers 31,500 square metres (340,000 square feet). The entire plateau of Mount Mezzeh is part of the palace compound and is surrounded by a security wall and guard watchtowers. Near the façade of the building is a large fountain, with the palace itself largely consisting of empty rooms clad in Carrara marble.

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People's Palace, Damascus ranks #691 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 37 mapped in Syria. Founded 1985 — one of 177 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 10,346 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Damascus, 4 km away. It is one of the 109 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Syria compares in the castle statistics.

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