Marota City
| Marota City | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Mix–use |
| Location | Damascus, Syria |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Modern architecture |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 2,149,000 sqm |
| Website | |
| marotacity.sy | |
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[edit]
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]
Facilities[edit]
- 186 residential buildings with floor heights ranging from 11 to 22 floors.[9]
- 33 commercial building with some reaching 50 floors height.
- A shopping mall with a buildable area of 120,000 square meters.
- Various other service, education, sports and governmental buildings.
Features[edit]
- The provision for 75 hectares of green open spaces accounting for 35% of the total zone area.[9]
- The first centralised household gas distribution network in Syria.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Al-Lababidi, Mahmoud (2019). Damascus businessmen: the phantoms of Marota City (Report). European University Institute.
- ^ "Projects – Arab Urban Development Institute". Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ Ahmed, Usaid; Saleem, Muhammad Meeran; Osman, Mohamed Ashraf; Shamat, Shamat Fathi (2023-12-18). "Novel FDA-approved zavegepant drug for treating migraine". Annals of Medicine & Surgery. 86 (2): 923–925. doi:10.1097/ms9.0000000000001620. ISSN 2049-0801.
- ^ "A luxury city shows blueprint for Syria's rebuilding plans". AP News. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Is Marota City the Type of Reconstruction Syrians Need? | Shattuck Center on Conflict, Negotiation and Recovery". ccnr.ceu.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ a b c d fedaa (2022-11-14). "Marota City… the first step of reconstruction phases in Syria". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Marota City". Arab News. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Get free Access 100,000+ Middle East & North Africa construction projects". www.bncnetwork.net. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ a b "Fouad Takla | Marota City". www.fouadtakla.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.