Official Name: | Ain al-Shaara |
Native Name: | عين الشعره |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Qatana District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Beit Jen |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 659 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.3736°N 35.9333°W |
Ain al-Shaara (Arabic: عين الشعره) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ain al-Shaara had a population of 659 in the 2004 census.[1] Part of its inhabitants are Druze.[2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ain al-Shaara's population as Druze and Orthodox Christians.[3]