08 Masterplans

Seven communities,
one corridor.

Seven community-scale masterplans within the corridor — 1,095 hectares of designed neighbourhood at verified Google Maps coordinates. 80,700 residents at maturity across 20,940 dwellings.

7
Designed communities
1,095HA
Total area
80,700
Residents at maturity
20,940
Dwellings
167K
Office GFA
SCOPECommunity-scale: 50 — 500 ha
EVIDENCEEvery site at real, named coordinates
ARTEFACTSReference satellite + 100 renders
STATUSMaster Plan v1 · evidence stage
08.AActive Masterplans

Seven designed.
More following.

Sabboura Quarter — golden-hour aerial render Master Plan v1.0 33°30'48"N · 36°06'50"E · 929 m
Community 01 · Block C1

Sabboura Quarter.

Courtyard Residential · As-Salboura Anchor

A 156-hectare hillside courtyard quarter on the As-Salboura plateau, ~17 km west of Damascus. Damascene stone fabric, pedestrian-first streets, and a souk-spine retail run from civic square to the agricultural-belt edge.

156HA
Anchor area
12,400
Residents
3,210
Dwellings
Open Masterplan
Maqam Quarter — approach from the corridor expressway Master Plan v1.0 33°30'47"N · 36°08'14"E · 950 m
Community 02 · Block C2

Maqam Quarter.

Heritage & Civic · As-Salboura Plateau (East)

A 132-hectare heritage and civic quarter on the higher Anti-Lebanon plateau, 2.5 km east of Sabboura. Six stone-relief memory walls, a multi-generational day centre at the civic heart, and the corridor's first in-quarter tram.

132HA
Quarter area
9,800
Residents
2,520
Dwellings
Open Masterplan
Bustan Quarter — aerial showing public orchard, wadi corridor, and residential blocks Phase A · 2026 Ground 33°29'50"N · 36°06'44"E · 966 m
Community 03 · Block C3

Bustan Quarter.

Garden & Belt Interface · Yafour Plateau

A 145-hectare garden quarter where residential meets a 50-ha public orchard. A preserved wadi runs the spine, the Soul Space cultural centre anchors the south, and Phase-A ground-breaking opens the corridor's first community.

145HA
Quarter area
8,500
Residents
42%
Public realm
Open Masterplan
Bawaba Quarter — south entrance gateway with twin pylons and KETURAH SYRIA branding Phase B · 2031 33°32'11"N · 36°09'19"E · 888 m
Community 04 · The Corridor Gateway

Bawaba Quarter.

Mixed-Use Gateway · Offices, Education, Wellness

A 178-hectare mixed-use quarter at the corridor's south entrance. KETURAH Business Center (95,000 m² office GFA), K-12 education campus, wellness sensory garden, in-quarter BRT mobility hub, and the corridor's formal arrival gate.

178HA
Quarter area
14,200
Residents
95K
Office GFA
Open Masterplan
Dimashq Quarter — residential street with curved KETURAH SYRIA plaque wall, cypress and olive frontage Phase A · 2028 33°30'53"N · 36°07'59"E · 941 m
Community 05 · The Cultural Heart

Dimashq Quarter.

Heritage Souk & Civic · Mid-Corridor Ridge

A 164-hectare heritage Damascene quarter at the corridor's cultural heart. KETURAH SYRIA flagship retail, 420-metre souk colonnade, civic plaza, urban hammam, courtyard residential. The old-city grammar carried into the corridor's working day.

164HA
Quarter area
11,600
Residents
42K
Souk & retail
Open Masterplan
Durra Quarter — the nacre-shell gateway arch with 'The Pearl of Damascus' inscription, water channels flanking the road Signature · Phase B · 2030 33°28'16"N · 36°02'52"E · 1,065 m
Community 06 · The Signature Pearl

Durra Quarter.

The Pearl of Damascus · Ultra-Luxury Flagship

The corridor's signature address — a 182-hectare ultra-luxury quarter on the highest ridge at 1,065 m. Nacre-shell arrival gateway, courtyard villas with fountain courts, mother-of-pearl ateliers, a parametric-dome cultural anchor, hammam district, and the corridor's most extensive olive groves.

182HA
Quarter area
8,400
Residents
1,065M
Highest in corridor
Open Masterplan
Olive Grove Living District — gateway sign in English and Arabic, mixed-use stone fabric beyond Phase C · 2033 33°28'22"N · 36°11'55"E · 744 m
Community 07 · The Working District

Olive Grove District.

Mixed-Use Working Address · South-Eastern Plain

A 138-hectare mixed-use working district on the corridor's south-eastern plain at 744 m — the largest by dwelling count after Bawaba. 4,260 households, 72,000 m² office GFA, civic plaza, library, 480 m retail arcade, 6-hectare central park, perimeter olive groves. The corridor's working address.

138HA
District area
15,800
Residents
72K
Office GFA
Open Masterplan
Nahda Quarter — Syria Reborn — aerial of the cultural quarter with amphitheatre, stone fabric and olive groves Phase D · 2037 33°27'31"N · 36°11'55"E · 728 m
Community 08 · Cultural Renaissance

Nahda Quarter.

Syria Reborn · A Generational Living Masterplan

النهضة — a 152-hectare cultural-renaissance quarter on the corridor's southern edge, organised around the ten chapters of a Syrian life: birth, childhood, education, career, family, worship, recreation, culture, elder care, memorial. Mosque, hammam, six heritage-craft pavilions, olive grove of peace.

152HA
Quarter area
11,400
Residents
10
Life chapters
Open Masterplan
Qasr Quarter — iwan gateway with bilingual inscription, vaulted arcade behind, golden-hour stone fabric Phase E · 2042 33°30'20"N · 36°06'58"E · 946 m
Community 09 · The Heritage Palace

Qasr Quarter.

Iwan Gateway · Vaulted Souk Arcade · Levantine Fabric

قصر — a 168-hectare heritage-palace quarter on the As-Salboura plateau at 946 m. Iwan civic gateway, 420-metre vaulted souk arcade, four-and-a-half-hectare civic plaza, Aleppo-stone fabric, basalt plinths, bronze fins, mashrabiya screens. A four-season palette for the fifteen-minute walking life.

168HA
Quarter area
12,800
Residents
15MIN
Walking life
Open Masterplan
Mind Garden Quarter — aerial of the corridor's knowledge and innovation core, mid-rise stone fabric with library and civic spine Phase F · 2047 33°29'41"N · 36°08'20"E · 1,036 m
Community 10 · Knowledge & Innovation Core

Mind Garden Quarter.

حديقة العقل · 788K m² GFA · 406K m² Office · −29% Carbon

The corridor's first T6-density single masterplan and its knowledge-innovation core. 88 hectares on the As-Salboura plateau at 1,036 m. 788,000 m² total GFA: 406K office (the corridor's largest), 190K residential, 309K below-grade parking, 9.56K retail. A 29% carbon reduction vs the no-strategy baseline via full electrification + sustainable materials.

88HA
Site area
788K
Total GFA
−29%
Carbon vs baseline
Open Masterplan
Qabou Quarter — basalt-shadow arcade gateway with Arabic calligraphy, Arts district sign, walkers in the Gate II plaza Phase G · 2050 33°32'17"N · 36°09'26"E · 884 m
Community 11 · Basalt Vaults & Living Souk  ·  ★ Best Overall

Qabou Quarter.

القَبْو · 741K m² GFA · 60-40 Residential-Community · −19% Carbon (Best Overall)

The corridor's heritage-sustainable anchor. 96 hectares on a basalt outcrop at 884 m, north-east of Bawaba. 720 m of basalt-shadow arcade, a living souk at the centre, a 2,200 m² civic hall, and a 1.28 MW solar canopy stitched over the whole — delivering the lowest carbon profile in the corridor.

96HA
Quarter area
741K
Total GFA
−19%
Carbon vs baseline
Open Masterplan
Anar Quarter — civic library and brass-arched gateway at the head of the descending public stair, with Levantine sandstone fabric and pomegranate trees in the foreground Phase H · 2053 33°25'30"N · 36°03'43"E · 924 m
Community 12 · The Pomegranate Village

Anar Quarter.

الأنار · 124 ha village · 6 civic anchors · clay tile + sandstone + olive grove

The corridor's first sloped-roof Levantine village. 124 hectares on the southern band at 924 m, structured around a civic library at the head of a public stair, the Al-Bilal hospital wing, the Anar market spine, a Children's Reading Garden, the quarter mosque, and a makers' edge. 2,820 dwellings · 10,800 residents.

124HA
Quarter area
10,800
Residents
6
Civic anchors
Open Masterplan
Hudud Quarter — basalt-shadow arcade community at the southern boundary of the corridor, with civic plaza, market arcade and BRT shelters at the agricultural belt edge Phase I · 2056 33°25'29"N · 36°03'26"E · 931 m
Community 13 · The Boundary  ·  ★ Best-in-Class

Hudud Quarter.

الحُدُود · 728K m² GFA · 59-41 Residential-Community · −20% Carbon (Best-in-Class)

The corridor's southern-boundary anchor — "The Boundary, Basalt Shadow Arcade Community." 105 hectares on the southern edge at 931 m, with an iwan-arched civic gateway, the Bayt Al-Kalima book-and-souk spine, a healing garden, and a parking-reduced public realm. Best-in-Class carbon profile at −20% via electrification + parking reduction + sustainable materials.

105HA
Quarter area
728K
Total GFA
−20%
Carbon vs baseline
Open Masterplan
Shams Quarter — civic plaza with labyrinth-paving pattern, brass sculpture, olive trees, walkers in the 15-minute nucleus at dusk Phase J · 2059 33°25'49"N · 36°01'48"E · 1,029 m
Community 14 · The Sun · 15-Minute Nucleus  ·  ★ Net-Zero Pathway

Shams Quarter.

الشَّمْس · 850K m² GFA · 25.9K MWh / yr Solar · −56% Carbon (deepest in corridor)

The corridor's Net-Zero-pathway anchor. 92 hectares on the high western plateau at 1,029 m, with a labyrinth-paved civic plaza, an iwan-arched reading garden, rooftop solar arrays across the quarter, and a perimeter solar-canopy parking field. A true 15-minute nucleus — everything within 900 m of the labyrinth. 25,900 MWh / year of clean energy.

92HA
Quarter area
850K
Total GFA
−56%
Carbon (Net-Zero)
Open Masterplan
Talia Quarter — THE BOUNDARY / The Vanguard gateway with brass-trimmed iwan arcade, BRT shelter, and hilltop villa profile beyond, at dusk Phase K · 2062 33°35'29"N · 36°04'10"E · ~840 m
Community 15 · The Boundary · The Vanguard  ·  ★ Civic-Institutional

Talia Quarter.

الطليعة · 327K m² GFA · 64% Community · Nine civic anchors · North of Damascus

The corridor's institutional anchor — second site in the BOUNDARY family. 32 hectares on a north-Damascus hillside near Yusef Al-Atma, with the corridor's highest community share. Nine civic anchors: university quad, K-12 campus, cultural centre with 600-seat amphitheatre, hospital wing, data centre, mosque, healing garden, PV grid, and 280 faculty homes.

32HA
Quarter area
327K
Total GFA
64%
Community share
Open Masterplan
Reading a Masterplan Page

Every masterplan entry follows the same four-layer disclosure: the existing site at a verified coordinate, the planned footprint overlaid on satellite, the programme schedule, and the rendered design. Numbers are tier-tagged on the same evidence ladder used across the corridor.

01 · The Site

Existing terrain at verified Google Maps coordinates with elevation. The pre-condition.

02 · The Plan

Footprint overlaid on satellite — building-use type, parks, parking, mechanical, road grid.

03 · The Renders

100 designed views from aerial to street-level. Materials, fabric, public realm — visible.