ʿAẓm Palace

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ʿAẓm Palace

museum, Ḥamāh, Syria

Also known as: Bayt al-ʿAẓm

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The ʿAẓm Palace (Bayt al-ʿAẓm), originally the residence of the governor of Hama (and later Damascus), Asʿad Paşa al-ʿAẓm, was restored by the Syrian Department of Antiquities but was damaged in fighting in 1982. The perfectly preserved 18th-century residence is now a museum that houses artifacts…
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The ʿAẓm Palace (Bayt al-ʿAẓm), originally the residence of the governor of Hama (and later Damascus), Asʿad Paşa al-ʿAẓm, was restored by the Syrian Department of Antiquities but was damaged in fighting in 1982. The perfectly preserved 18th-century residence is now a museum that houses artifacts…
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