Sabaa Bahrat Square (Arabic:ساحة السبع بحرات /ALA-LC:sāḥat as-Saba‘a Baḥrāt; which means "square of the Seven Fountains") is a large and important square inDamascus, Syria. Many important official buildings and ministries are located in the area including theCentral Bank of Syria. Many important streets branch from there includingBaghdad Street.
It was first erected byFrench mandate authorities in 1925 in memory of a French captain called Gaston Descarpentries. The square had a small dome with seven fountains, and was called "Captain Decarpentry Square.In 1938 Baira's mosque was built by Rashid Baira." After the independence of Syria the authorities removed the monument and renamed the square.[1] During theSyrian civil war against the government ofPresidentBashar al-Assad machine-gun fire was reported in nearby Sabaa in the square, which was the scene of several majorpro-government demonstrations.[2]
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