Marjeh Square (Arabic: ساحة المرجة / ALA-LC: sāḥat al-Marjah), also known as "Martyrs' Square" (ساحة الشهداءsāḥat 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.
The square was built by the Ottomans in the late nineteenth century. A new post office and municipality were built there using steel and cement, new materials for Damascus at that time.[1] The Ottomans publicly executed seven Syrian national activists in the square on 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]
marjeh, square, arabic, ساحة, المرجة, sāḥat, marjah, also, known, martyrs, square, ساحة, الشهداء, sāḥat, shuhadā, square, central, damascus, syria, just, outside, walls, city, syrian, interior, ministry, headquarters, square, ساحة, المرجةmartyrs, squareساحة, ا. Marjeh Square Arabic ساحة المرجة ALA LC saḥat al Marjah also known as Martyrs Square ساحة الشهداء saḥat ash Shuhada 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 Marjeh Squareساحة المرجةMartyrs Squareساحة الشهداءThe square and the Yalbugha MosqueCoordinates33 30 46 N 36 17 53 E 33 5128 N 36 2980 E 33 5128 36 2980 Coordinates 33 30 46 N 36 17 53 E 33 5128 N 36 2980 E 33 5128 36 2980ConstructionCompletionlate nineteenth centuryHistory EditThe square was built by the Ottomans in the late nineteenth century A new post office and municipality were built there using steel and cement new materials for Damascus at that time 1 The Ottomans publicly executed seven Syrian national activists in the square on 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 The Post Office building in the square in 1890 Hanging during the Arab Revolt 1916 1918 In 1950 In 2009References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marjeh Square Faedah M Totah 2014 Preserving the old city of Damascus Syracuse NY Syracuse University Press ISBN 9780815652625 p 41 Sami M Moubayed 2006 Steel amp silk men and women who shaped Syria 1900 2000 Seattle WA Cune ISBN 9781885942418 p 359 Thomas Gordon Gideon s Spies The Secret History of the Mossad This Syria related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marjeh Square amp oldid 1085774019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
