Five thousand trees are to be planted in Damascus streets

5000 trees will be placed in Damascus streets and gardens in the framework of a plan put by Garden's Directorate at Damascus Governorate in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Local Administration.

A column by Al-Thawra newspaper indicated this came to improve Damascus gardens and streets.

Another three thousand trees are to be planted in various parts of Damascus according to Engineer Nabil Ashaa Director of Garden's branch in the Directorate.

Many new gardens will be inaugurated soon in the Syrian capital like Al-Sawari garden in Dummar al-Jadidah housing project.

This would be in addition to maintenance works to other gardens where sp 60 million is allocated to this effect.