Tishreen Park is the largest park in

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. It is located near

Umayyad Square Umayyad Square ( / ALA-LC: ''sāḥat al-Umawiyīn'') is a large and important square in Damascus, Syria. It connects the city center with several important highways and areas, and contains important buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, ...

and Tishreen Palace. A large Syrian flag was installed in the park in July 2010 to mark the tenth anniversary of Bashar Al Assad becoming president. The park hosts the annual Damascus International Flower Show, which at its peak before the

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would be visited by hundreds of thousands of people per year.

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