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about Damascus International Fair
The First edition of Damascus International Fair
was held in the year 1954. The Fair is a full
member in Global Association for Exhibition
Industry ( UFI) since 1958, member of its
Steering Committee since 1978, which became
later Board of Directors in 2003. Damascus
International Fair also a full member of Arabic
Union for International Exhibitions and
Conferences (AUIEC) , its Board of Directors,
and it is the Head of East Regional Office.
Damascus International Fair is the eldest annual
general fair in the Middle East. For more then
half a century of age a distinct meeting point
for trade, economical and cultural exchange
among Arab and Foreign countries. It has been
also reflecting all the time the real image of
Syrian Industry and Trade, and presented it to
the world in the best form.
Current Chairman, Director General of PEIFE Mr.
Imad Al-ZOUBI is a member in the UFI board of
directors and vice chairman of Africa-Middle
East Chapter. He is also a member of AUIEC board
of director and the president of East Regional
Office.
The New Fairgrounds:
His Excellency President Bashar Al-ASSAD has
honored the inauguration of the New Fairgrounds
when celebrating the golden jubilee of Damascus
International Fair in Sept. 3 rd 2003. The new
fairground is one of the biggest worldwide
spreading over 1.2 million square meter, located
on the Highway between Damascus and the
International Airport. This state-of-the-art
fairground enjoys exhibition hall, services and
facilities according to the most modern global
standards.
Facts of the New Fairgrounds:
- Total space: 1.200.000 sqm, which is 13 fold
of the old Fairground.
- Built exhibition space: 63.000 sqm.
- Open exhibition space: 150.000 sqm approx.
- Warehouses, custom and workshops: 17.000 sqm
- Services space ( health center, media, bank,
fire, police..) : 2.100 sqm
- Business Center: 2.725 sqm
- Press center: 2.725 sqm
- Restaurants and cafes: 12.500 sqm
- Administration:4.500
- Green space: 350.000 sqm
- Parking: 11.000 sqm |
