Barzeh, Syria
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Barzeh Arabic: مساكن |
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| Country | Syria |
| City | Damascus |
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| • Total | 47,339 |
Barzeh (Arabic: مساكن, also written Berzé) is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barzeh had a population of 47,339 in the 2004 census.
The municipality has been active in the Syrian civil war. The Sunni Barzeh neighborhood is largely pro-opposition. However, the neighboring Alawite "slum" Esh al-Warwar is largely pro-government. The Barzeh area has been under truce between the rebels and government since 2014. On 1 April 2015, the rebels (Jaish al-Islam and the Free Syrian Army's First Brigade) launched a military campaign to expel the Islamic State from the Barzeh and Qaboun neighborhoods, which ended in success three days later. On 8 February 2016, an IS car bomb targeting a government officer's club killed eight people in Masakin Barzeh.
Coordinates: 33°33′24″N 36°19′14″E / 33.55667°N 36.32056°E
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