Kafar Souseh كَفْر سُوسَة | |
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Municipality | |
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 Kafr Souseh on the District map of Damascus | |
  Kafar Souseh Location in Damascus Show map of Damascus Kafar Souseh Kafar Souseh (Syria) Show map of Syria | |
| Coordinates:33°29′54″N36°16′38″E / 33.49833°N 36.27722°E /33.49833; 36.27722 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
| City | Damascus |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | BSk |
Kafar Souseh (Arabic:كَفْر سُوسَة,romanized: Kafr Sūsah) is amunicipality and neighborhood ofDamascus,Syria, located in the southwestern part of the capital.[1][2] It is home to the SyrianCouncil of Ministers and theMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.[2]
The neighborhood was historically an agricultural suburb ofOld Damascus. The word "Kafar" (Classical Syriac:ܟܦܪ) means 'farm', and "Souseh" is derived from (Classical Syriac:ܣܘܣܝܐ,romanized: Sūsyā) which means 'horse', hence, the name collectively means 'Horse farm'.
Today it is one of the most affluent and modern neighborhoods in the city. It includes various styles of villas, apartment buildings, and condominiums. The neighborhood still has some farms and an old farmers market, as well as two shopping malls and several government/official buildings including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is also in proximity to the original neighborhoods ofOld Damascus.
SeniorHezbollah figureImad Mughniyeh wasassassinated in the neighborhood in 2008.[3]
The neighborhood participated in the 2011 protests of theSyrian uprising. In 2011,two co-ordinated bombings killed 44 and injured 166 residents.[4]
A park in honor ofNorth KoreanleaderKim Il Sung opened in 2015.[5]
In February 2023, anIsraeli missile strike hit a basement in the Kafr Sousaa neighborhood, killing several people.[6]
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