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Qasr al-Azem

Damascus – Qasr al-Azem
دمشق – قصر العظم

Qasr al-Azem (قصر العظم)‎ is the most impressive and well-known of the historic residences in Damascus (دمشق). The palace was constructed in 1750 as the residence of Assad Basha al-Azem (أسعد باشا العظم‎), who served as the Ottoman governor of the city from 1743 until 1757. It was built upon the foundation of an earlier palace that was constructed under the Mamluk governor Tankiz (تنكيز‎), …

Hama – Qasr al-Azem
حماة – قصر العظم

One of the most attractive residential buildings in Syria is Qasr al-Azem (قصر العظم)‎ of Hama (حماة). It was constructed in 1740 as the residence of Assad Basha al-Azem (أسعد باشا العظم‎), an Ottoman governor of the city. Only three years later he was promoted to governor of Damascus (دمشق), where he built the more well-known palace of the same name. While the building was …