title: Dummar
text: # Dummar
  
  Dummar (Arabic: دُمَّر, romanized: Dummar) is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area.
  
  ## History
  
  The construction of the district was launched in the 1970s, with the first residents moved in during mid-1980s. Today it is a largely middle-class suburb home to many Damascene professionals.
  
  The municipality includes the Kurdish neighborhood of Wadi al-Mashari (Arabic: وادي المشاريع, Kurdish: Zorava, meaning Valley Projects)
  
  Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, it was largely known as the safest area of Damascus, and was the site of a charity marathon for children with cancer.
  
  ## Neighborhoods
  
  * Al-Arin (pop. 14,285)
  * Dahiyet Dummar (pop. 18,739)
  * Dummar al-Gharbiyah (pop. 30,031)
  * Dummar al-Sharqiyah (pop. 19,739)
  * Al-Wuroud (pop. 14,167)
  * Uptown Outdoor Mall in Dummar
  * Mosque in Dummar
  * Dummar Church
  * A street in Dummar
  