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Mazzat Jabal in the region of Rif-dimashq is a town located in Syria - some 3 mi or ( 5 km ) West of Damascus , the country's capital .
Local time in Mazzat Jabal is now 03:09 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Kafr Susah, Irbin, Huwayk, and Dummar. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mazzat Jabal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Syria: Damascus
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Damascus Old City, Syria
A walk through Damascus' Old City, during my trip there in January 2009 (not 2008 as the opening title suggests). I would highly recommend watching it on High Quality guys! ..
Darayya Massacre
GRAPHIC: Another massacre by Turkey's sponsored FSA terrorists, wherever they infest they leave their fingerprints in order to terrify the people and make them revolt by force against their own govern ..
American professor studies Arabic in Damascus
"I came to Damascus to study Arabic." American professor studying Arabic in Damascus at "the Ma'had" the Institute for Teaching of Arabic for Non_Arabic Speaking Foreigners. The video shows the profes ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Al-Jalaa Stadium
Al-Jalaa Stadium is a stadium located in Damascus, Syria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Al-Shorta SC Damascus. The stadium holds 12,000 spectators.
Located at 33.50 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Mezzeh prison
Mezzeh prison is a now-defunct Syrian prison overlooking the capital, Damascus. Mezzeh (also transcribed as al-Mazzah, el-Mezze etc. ) is the name of a neighborhood in western Damascus. Both military and political prisoners were held at Mezzeh prison. The prison was an infamous embodiment of Syrian government repression. Widespread human rights abuses and torture has been reported from the Mezzeh prison throughout its history but most notably during the rule of Hafez al-Assad (1970–2000).
Located at 33.51 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Revolutionary Youth Union
Revolutionary Youth Union is the youth organization of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Syria. The chairman of the organisation is Dr. Adnan Arbash. Joining organisation starts mostly within the year 10 at schools and it is the partisan's track for active membership in the Ba'ath Party after – at least – 3 years of ideological preparation. RYU publishes al-Maseera newspaper and manage a nation-wide properties and investments (e.g. backpacker hostels).
Located at 33.49 36.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Mezzeh
Mezzeh is a municipality and a relatively new neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mezzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed the Mezzeh airbase there, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport was opened. It also held the notorious Mezzeh prison until 2000. The current presidential palace in on the top of Mount Mezzeh and overlooks all of Damascus.
Located at 33.50 36.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University
The Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University, founded in 1903, was the first university college established in Syria. The school moved to Beirut temporarily during World War I. At one point later it was called the Arab Medical Institute.
Located at 33.51 36.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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