Village in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Deir Qanun دير قانون |
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Village |
33°36′18″N 36°8′8″E / 33.60500°N 36.13556°E / 33.60500; 36.13556 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
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District | Qudsaya District |
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Nahiyah | Ain al-Fijah |
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Population (2004 census)[1] |
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• Total | 4,213 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Area code | 11 |
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Deir Qanun also spelled Dayr Qanun (Arabic: دير قانون) 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 Muqaran, al-Dimas, Jdeidat al-Wadi, Kfeir al-Zayt and Basimah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Qanun had a population of 4,213 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
Deir Qanun was visited by Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in the early 13th-century, during Ayyubid rule. He noted that it was a village "in the neighborhood of Damascus."[2]
In 1838 it was noted that the inhabitants were predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Le Strange, 1890, p. 429
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147
Bibliography
- Le Strange, G. (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. OCLC 1004386.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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