Mezzeh (Arabic: المزة‎, also transcribed as al-Mazzah, el-Mezze etc.) is a municipality and a relatively new neighborhood in the southwestern part of Damascus, Syria, due west of Kafr Sousa. It lies to the southwest of central Damascus, along the Mezzeh highway. It started gaining importance when the French constructed Mazzeh Military Airport there, which was the main airport in Damascus until Damascus International Airport was opened.