Marjeh Square
| Martyrs' Square ساحة الشهداء | |
 The square and the Yalbugha Mosque | |
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| Coordinates | 33°30′46″N 36°17′53″E / 33.5128°N 36.2980°E |
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| Construction | |
| Completion | late nineteenth century |
Marjeh Square (
Arabic: ساحة المرجة, romanized: sāḥat al-Marjah), also known as "Martyrs' Square" (ساحة الشهداء sāḥat ash-Shuhadā’), is a square in central Damascus, Syria, just outside the walls of the old city. The Syrian Interior Ministry
has its headquarters in the square.
History
The square was built by the
Martyrs' Day, 6 May 1916, and it is for this reason known as "Martyrs' Square". After the French took control of Syria they continued to use the square for the same purpose. Fakhri Hassan al-Kharrat, son of the Great Syrian Revolt leader Hasan al-Kharrat, was hanged there in 1925–26.[2] On 18 May 1965, Israeli spy Eli Cohen was publicly hanged in Marjeh Square.[3]
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The Post Office building in Marjeh Square in 1890 -
Public hanging in Marjeh Square during the Arab Revolt in 1916–1918 -
The Telegraph Column in 1950 -
Eli Cohen publicly hanged in Marjeh Square on 18 May 1965 -
Marjeh Square in 2009
References
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- ISBN 9780815652625. p. 41.
- ISBN 9781885942418. p. 359.
- ^ Thomas, Gordon: Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad
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