Marota City is an under-construction development project in Damascus, Syria. ^{[1] [2]} It is a mixed–use development project located near Umayyad Square. ^{[3] [4]} The project is viewed as a post-war reconstruction efforts to progress Syria after the years long civil war, which was started in 2011. ^[5] The project symbolizes post-war reconstruction of Syria.

The project provides 110 thousand job opportunities and 27 thousand permanent job opportunities. ^[6] The project site is located on the side of international road of Damascus, which connects to Lebanon and Jordan. ^[6] The origin of Marota city word is Syriac, and it means in Arabic the sovereignty, and this is what suits Syria, which was and will remain a sovereign country. ^[6] However the project have also met with criticism.

Project

The project involves the reconstruction of mixed-used buildings which provides 12,000 housing units for an estimated 60,000 residents. ^[7] Marota City, the new district in Damascus destined to host modern real estate developments within a space of 2,149,000 square meters. ^[8] It includes gardens, water and sports’ spaces, administrative, investment and commercial buildings, including two health centers, a fire station, 17 schools and kindergartens, five places of worship, and a floor car park. ^[6]

See also

• Khams Shamat

References