Marota City
Mix–use in Damascus, Syria
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Marota City (Arabic: ماروتا سيتي) is an under-construction development project in Damascus, Syria.[1][2] It is a mixed-use development project 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 provides 110,000 job opportunities and 27,000 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 project symbolizes post-war reconstruction of Syria. However, it has been 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, is supposed to host modern real estate developments within a space of 2,149,000 square meters.[8] It includes gardens, water and sports spaces, administrative, and 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]