Deir Muqaran

Deir Muqaran
دير مقرن
Village
Deir Muqaran
Coordinates: 33°36′58″N 36°9′25″E / 33.61611°N 36.15694°E / 33.61611; 36.15694
Country  Syria
Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate
District Qudsaya District
Nahiyah Ain al-Fijah
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 4,803
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s) 11

Deir Muqaran (Arabic: دير مقرن‎‎) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northwest of Damascus in the 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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 147.

Bibliography

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.