Durra Quarter — the nacre-shell gateway arch, The Pearl of Damascus inscribed on the keystone
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33°28'16.17"N · 36°02'52.88"E · 1,065 m
Community 06 · The Signature Pearl PHASE B · 2030

Durra
Quarter.

— The Pearl of Damascus · لؤلؤة دمشق —

A 182-hectare ultra-luxury quarter on the corridor's southern ridge at 1,065 metres — the highest of the six. Nacre-shell arrival gateway, courtyard villas, mother-of-pearl ateliers, a domed cultural anchor, and a hammam wellness district set in the corridor's most extensive olive groves.

Reserve Interest → Read the Place
182HA
Quarter area
8,400
Residents T0
2,180
Dwellings T0
1,065M
Highest in corridor
131
Designed views
Begin
01The Place

A single pearl,
set in olive.

Twenty-six kilometres west of Damascus, at the south-western lip of the corridor, the road leaves the corridor BRT and rises through olive groves to 1,065 metres. The hills draw a slow horizon, the air thins by a degree, and the country opens onto a parametric arch of mother-of-pearl: two iridescent wings of stone and nacre joined by a small oval plaque — The Pearl of Damascus — over a road bracketed by reflecting water.

This is the signature. Durra — درّة — the single, precious pearl of classical Arabic poetry. Not heritage replication; heritage in dialogue with parametric geometry. Courtyards on the old Damascene grain, but built on a curved cell network that lets every block face a garden, a fountain, or a grove.

The site is the corridor's highest. The clearest light. The longest sightlines. Reserved as the flagship address — the place a buyer is shown last because nothing follows it.

Durra Quarter — golden-hour aerial of the parametric masterplan, curving spine through olive groves
AERIAL · QUANTUM MASTERPLAN
From Above

A pearl-shape footprint on a south-facing ridge.
Curved cells. Olive grove perimeter.

02The Vision

The flagship
that holds
the corridor's name.

Durra is the corridor's signature — the address that carries the brand outward. Where the other five quarters speak to a public, this one speaks to the world: ultra-luxury courtyard villas, mother-of-pearl ateliers, brocade workshops, a Damascene-room museum, a hammam wellness district, and a signature cultural anchor under a parametric tile dome. Every craft register of historic Damascus — nacre, walnut inlay, brocade, brass, marble, basalt, star-pattern ceilings — is set into a contemporary parametric language.

The fabric is denser per garden than Dimashq, more cultivated than Bustan, more iconic than any other community on the corridor. Every villa has a fountain court. Every cell has a grove. Every grove gives onto a water channel. The water spine — a 1.4 km reflecting pool ribbon — runs the long axis from gateway to the cultural anchor, the way Souks Hamidiyeh and Midhat Pasha once threaded the old city.

The arch at the entrance doesn't read "luxury residential". It reads "The Pearl of Damascus" — and that is the position: the corridor's most precious singular thing.

PRINCIPLE I
A garden inside every wall.
PRINCIPLE II
Old materials, new geometry.
PRINCIPLE III
Water in sight, water within reach.
PRINCIPLE IV
One quarter, six craft ateliers.
Durra Quarter — signature night aerial showing the whole pearl-shape footprint lit up against the dark plain
SIGNATURE · THE PEARL AT NIGHT
The Pearl, Lit

A pearl floating on the dark plain.
Visible from the Damascus expressway at dusk.

03The Plan

A pearl, sliced into six.
Use-mix on a curved cell network.

Durra is the only community on the corridor with a parametric curved-cell footprint rather than a rectilinear grid. Six use-types lock together on a single pearl-shape plate — residential villa cells, cultural core, hammam district, retail souk, public parks and groves, and the water spine.

Durra Quarter — satellite + parametric use-type overlay
USE-TYPE PLAN · 33°28'16.17"N · 36°02'52.88"E
Use Mix · % of Total Area

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  • ResidentialCourtyard villas + townhouses + boutique apartments38%
  • Parks & olive grovesOlive grove perimeter · jasmine + citrus + pomegranate gardens22%
  • Cultural & CivicCultural centre · mosque · library · 6 craft ateliers14%
  • Souk & HospitalityArtisan retail street · boutique hotel · F&B10%
  • Wellness & HammamHammam spa · wellness club · meditation gardens8%
  • Water spine + mobility1.4 km reflecting pool ribbon · mobility loop · district cooling8%
04The Quarter · What's Inside

Six programmes,
one signature address.

RESIDENTIAL38%

2,180 dwellings.

  • T2 courtyard villa · 480 DU
  • T3 townhouse cluster · 880 DU
  • T4 boutique apartments · 820 DU
  • Median dwelling · 168 m² interior
  • Every villa with private fountain court
CULTURAL & CIVIC14%

The pearl crown.

  • Cultural centre · 4,800 m² · parametric tile dome
  • Quarter mosque · 1,200 capacity
  • Mother-of-pearl atelier · 800 m²
  • Brocade & damask atelier · 600 m²
  • Library + Damascus-room museum
PARKS & GROVES22%

Olive everywhere.

  • Perimeter olive grove · 24 ha
  • Jasmine night garden · 1.8 ha
  • Citrus + pomegranate orchard · 2.4 ha
  • Vineyard terrace · 1.2 ha
  • Water-channel spine · 1.4 km
WELLNESS & HAMMAM8%

The hammam district.

  • Triple-dome hammam spa · 2,400 m²
  • Wellness club + pool · 1,800 m²
  • Meditation gardens · 0.8 ha
  • Yoga + treatment pavilions
  • Cold plunge + herbal steam
SOUK & HOSPITALITY10%

The artisan souk.

  • Souk promenade · 480 m active frontage
  • Boutique hotel · 80 keys
  • Fine dining · 8 restaurants
  • Café terraces · 14 outlets
  • Guesthouses · 32 rooms
WATER + MOBILITY8%

The spine.

  • Water-channel reflecting pool · 1.4 km
  • BRT shuttle stop · gateway plaza
  • EV concierge fleet · 120 vehicles
  • Pedestrian-priority inner loop
  • District cooling + solar canopy
05A Day in the Quarter

Hammam at 06:30.
Cultural Centre at noon.
Souk at sundown.

The signature day belongs to the resident — but it is open to the corridor. Visitors arrive through the arch by appointment; residents have keys to every plaza, every grove, every atelier. The day is paced by water, light, and craft.

Morning at the triple-dome hammam, lavender garden and water channel
06:30 · Morning

The hammam.

The hammam opens before sunrise to the resident hours — the corridor's only properly-built classical hammam, three domes, basalt floor, marble plunge. The lavender garden is in bloom from March; the water channel runs cold from the spring. At seven the visitor hours begin, and the souk wakes a few hundred metres east.

Midday at the cultural centre, parametric tile dome and stone arches
12:30 · Midday

The cultural centre.

The cultural centre's parametric tile dome — three thousand individually-glazed hexagons — anchors the civic cross-axis. Below the dome: the Damascus-room museum, the brocade atelier, the recital hall. The plaza outside carries the lunch trade from the souk; the fountain is at the geometric centre of the quarter.

Sunset on the artisan souk promenade, lanterns coming on
18:40 · Evening

The souk.

The artisan souk reopens after maghrib. Mother-of-pearl ateliers, brocade workshops, the Aleppo soap house, the olive-oil tasting room, the calligraphy stall. The boutique hotel courtyard hosts the evening concert from the recital hall. At nine the lanterns hand the quarter to the resident hours again.

06Residences · Three Typologies

Villa, townhouse,
boutique apartment.

T2 courtyard villa
T2 · Courtyard Villa

The Villa.

Two-and-three-storey courtyard villas, each built around a private fountain court with mother-of-pearl door, carved walnut screens, and a Damascus-room reception. Set on the eastern fabric in olive-grove cells, away from the souk traffic.

480DU
Units
2–3F
Storeys
28DU/HA
Density
  • Private fountain court · Damascus room
  • Mother-of-pearl front door
  • Limestone · walnut · brass · marble
  • Sizes · 220 / 280 / 360 / 480 m²
  • Mix · 3-bed → 6-bed extended family
T3 townhouse cluster
T3 · Townhouse Cluster

The Townhouse.

Three-storey townhouses arranged around shared garden courts. Roof terrace with olive shade, ground-floor majlis, two upper floors of family living. Sits between the villa cells and the souk spine — walking distance to both.

880DU
Units
3F
Storeys
62DU/HA
Density
  • Shared garden court · 8 households
  • Roof terrace · olive pergola
  • Stone + carved-wood screens
  • Sizes · 140 / 180 / 220 / 280 m²
  • Mix · 3-bed → 5-bed
07Materials · Six Crafts

Old Damascene crafts,
re-set in parametric geometry.

Durra commissions six historic Damascene craft registers as a working material palette. Each has a dedicated atelier in the quarter — visitors can watch the work, residents can commission for their courts.

Mother-of-pearl inlay door
NacreMother-of-pearl inlay
Carved walnut screen
WalnutCarved screens
Brass + copper details
BrassCast + chased
Brocade textile detail
BrocadeDamask weaves
Marble fountain detail
MarbleCarved fountains
Basalt + limestone paving
BasaltPaving + cladding
08Connectivity · The Site, Today

The corridor's highest ridge.
The clearest light.

Durra sits at the south-west extreme of the corridor at 1,065 m — the highest of the six communities. Closer to Beirut by elevation, closer to Damascus by road. The gateway plaza connects to the BRT shuttle and the corridor's only helipad reserve.

SATELLITE Open in Google Maps ↗
DAMASCUS OLD CITY
26KM
By corridor expressway · ~34 min
BRT · STATION 04 · GATEWAY
620M
Shuttle to gateway · 8-min headway
BUSTAN QUARTER · COMMUNITY 03
3.8KM
Phase A · 18 min BRT north-east
SABBOURA QUARTER · COMMUNITY 01
6.4KM
As-Salboura plateau · 22 min BRT
DAMASCUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
34KM
~42 min via corridor expressway
ELEVATION
1,065M
Highest in corridor · clearest light
09131 Views

One hundred & thirty-one views.
Gate to grain.

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10Specifications

The numbers,
in one place.

Project Name
KETURAH Durra Quarter
Tagline
The Pearl of Damascus · لؤلؤة دمشق
Community Number
06 · The Signature Pearl
Coordinates
33°28'16.17"N · 36°02'52.88"E
Elevation
1,065 m above sea level · highest in corridor
Location
South-west corridor ridge · ~26 km W of Damascus
Quarter Area
182 hectares
Residents (Target)
8,400 at maturity
Dwelling Units
2,180 (T2 480 · T3 880 · T4 820)
Average Density
~46 DU/ha · lowest of the six
Storey Range
2 — 4 storeys (no high-rise)
Material Palette
Nacre · walnut · brass · brocade · marble · basalt · limestone
Cultural Anchors
Parametric tile dome · cultural centre · mosque · museum · 6 ateliers
Wellness
Triple-dome hammam · wellness club · meditation gardens
Hospitality
80-key boutique hotel · 32 guesthouses · 8 fine-dining outlets
Water Spine
1.4 km reflecting-pool ribbon · gateway to cultural centre
BRT Connection
Station S04 · 620 m · gateway shuttle
Phase Mapping
Phase B · 2030 — 2035 (premium showcase, post Phase-A delivery)
Status
Master Plan v1.0 · pre-construction · evidence stage
Durra Quarter — night view of the civic plaza
Reserve Interest · Phase B · 2030

The pearl
opens
in 2030.

Durra Quarter is the corridor's signature address — courtyard villas, mother-of-pearl ateliers, hammam, cultural anchor, the boutique hotel, and 1,065 m of clear-light olive ridge. First registrations are open to verified counterparties — sovereign cultural anchors, foundation tenants, qualified ultra-high-net-worth individual purchasers.

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