Deir Qanun
Deir Qanun
دير قانون | |
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Village | |
Deir Qanun | |
Coordinates: 33°36′18″N 36°8′8″E / 33.60500°N 36.13556°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Qudsaya District |
Nahiyah | Ain al-Fijah |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 4,213 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code(s) | 11 |
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[]
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. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
Categories:
- Populated places in Qudsaya District
- Rif Dimashq geography stubs