[2] The current presidential palace sits atop Mount Mazzeh and overlooks all of Damascus.

Compton Mackenzie later described it at the time as being "a large village standing at the junction of the road from Damascus to Beirut and Quneitra".

[7] In 2012, during the Syrian civil war, residents participated in anti-government protests, resulting in arrests.

[9] In December 2024, the neighborhood gained notoriety for being identified as the place where Syrian revolutionary leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, had spent his childhood.

[10][11] Upon successfully capturing Damascus, Al-Sharaa toured the neighborhood and returned to his childhood home and respectfully asked the occupants to clear the place when possible so that his family could return after living in exile since the start of the Syrian revolution.