Yusuf al-Azma Square

Coordinates: 33°30′58.75″N 36°17′42.5″E / 33.5163194°N 36.295139°E / 33.5163194; 36.295139
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Yusuf al-Azma Square
ساحة يوسف العظمة
City square
Yusuf al-Azma Square in October 2008
Yusuf al-Azma Square in October 2008
Opening date1947
OwnerCity of Damascus
LocationAl-Jabiri Street, Damascus, Syria
Coordinates: 33°30′58.75″N 36°17′42.5″E / 33.5163194°N 36.295139°E / 33.5163194; 36.295139

Yusuf al-Azma Square (Arabic: ساحة يوسف العظمة / ALA-LC: sāḥat Yūsuf al-‘Aẓmah), also called al-Muhafaza Square, is an important square in central Damascus, Syria. Named after the late minister of war Yusuf al-Azma where his statue stands in the middle of the square. The municipality of Damascus is located on the square, along with other official and commercial buildings, including Cham Palace Hotel.

In 2007, the square was rehabilitated by paving it with black basalt stone, planting medians with flowers, bitter orange trees on all roads leading to it, paving the square with lime stone, and changing the system of water fountains.[1]

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  1. ^ ساحة يوسف العظمة تستعيد شبابها، صحيفة الثورة، 5 يناير 2014. Archived 2011-02-13 at the Wayback Machine