Middle East
Syria
Damascus Governorate

A’zm Palace

Al-Azm Palace is a palace in , , built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built in 1749 to be the private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus; during the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, it housed the French Institute.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749
  • Also known as: “Al-Azm Palace” and “قصر عاظم”
  • Address: 23

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umayyad Mosque and Khan Assad Basha.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of , the capital of , is one of the largest and oldest in the world. is situated 160 metres north of A’zm Palace.

Museum
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Khan As'ad Pasha is the largest caravanserai in the Old City of , covering an area of 2,500 square metres. Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus, in 1751–52. is situated 100 metres south of A’zm Palace.

Museum
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is a house in the center of Old Damascus, . The house was built as a private residence by a local Jewish notable Mr. Anbar in the mid 19th century and was later confiscated by the Ottoman government after Mr. is situated 230 metres east of A’zm Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

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is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Town
is a neighbourhood and municipality in , , south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.

A’zm Palace

Latitude
33.51019° or 33° 30′ 37″ north
Longitude
36.307° or 36° 18′ 25″ east
Elevation
770 metres (2,526 feet)
Inception
1749
Open location code
8G5RG864+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102768609
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­no
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q793784
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“A’zm Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر آل العظم”
  • Arabic: “قصر أسعد العظم باشا”
  • Arabic: “قصر أسعد العظم”
  • Arabic: “قصر أسعد باشا العظم”
  • Arabic: “قصر العظم”
  • Armenian: “Ալ-Ազմի պալատ”
  • Armenian: “Արվեստների և ավանդույթների թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əl-Əzm sarayı”
  • Chinese: “阿兹姆宫”
  • Dutch: “Azm Palace”
  • Finnish: “Azemin palatsi”
  • French: “palais Azem”
  • French: “Palais Azem”
  • German: “Azim-Palast”
  • Hausa: “Fadar Al-Azm”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון עזם”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Azm”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Azm”
  • Korean: “아젬 궁전”
  • Korean: “아즘 궁전”
  • Persian: “کاخ العظم”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Azm”
  • Russian: “дворец Аль-Азм”
  • Russian: “Каср-аль-Азм”
  • Serbian: “Палата Ал-Азем”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Al-Azm”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Azm”
  • Turkish: “Azm Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Азм”
  • Urdu: “عظم محل”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Azm saroyi”

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