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Mezzeh Military Airport

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Background

Mezzeh Air Base (Arabic: مطار المزة العسكري; also spelled Mazzeh) is an air base located in Mezzeh, Damascus, Syria, south-west of the old centre of Damascus. It had one runway of 8,258 feet (2,517 m) length, at elevation 2,407 feet (734 m).

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Facility profile

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Death-row facility

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Mailing

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World Prisons. (2026). Mezzeh Military Airport. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mezzeh-military-airport
Chicago
"Mezzeh Military Airport." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mezzeh-military-airport.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-mezzeh-military-airport,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Mezzeh Military Airport},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mezzeh-military-airport},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}