Deir Qanun
Deir Qanun
دير قانون | |
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Village | |
  Deir Qanun Location within Syria | |
| 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 | 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
[edit]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, Eli Smith noted that Deir Qanun‘s population was Sunni Muslim.[3]
Famous Figures
Ahmad Humam Haidar, former secretary of the Baath Arab Socialist Party (BASP) in Damascus Countryside Branch and a former member of the BASP’s Central Committee.
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)
- ↑ Le Strange, 1890, p. 429
- ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147
Bibliography
[edit]- 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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