Deir Muqaran (Arabic: دير مقرن) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northwest of Damascus in Wadi Barada. Nearby localities include Ain al-Fijah, Deir Qanun, al-Dimas, Jdeidat al-Wadi, Kfeir al-Zayt and Basimah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Muqaran had a population of 4,803 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
Deir Muqaran
دير مقرن | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Deir Muqaran | |
| Coordinates: 33°36′58″N 36°9′25″E / 33.61611°N 36.15694°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Qudsaya District |
| Nahiyah | Ain al-Fijah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 4,803 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 11 |
History
editIn 1838, Eli Smith noted that Deir Muqaran's population was Sunni Muslim.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147
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