Dummar

Dummar (Arabic: دُمَّر, romanized: Dummar) is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city.

It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area.

[2] The construction of the district was launched in the 1970s, with the first residents moved in during mid-1980s.

Today it is a largely middle-class suburb home to many Damascene professionals.

[3] The municipality includes the Kurdish neighborhood of Wadi al-Mashari (Arabic: وادي المشاريع, Kurdish: Zorava, meaning Valley Projects)[4] Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, it was largely known as the safest area of Damascus, and was the site of a charity marathon for children with cancer.