Al-Ghizlaniyah Explained

Official Name:Al-Ghuzlaniyah
Native Name:الغزلانية
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Douma
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Ghizlaniyah
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:38,473
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:33.3986°N 36.4531°W

Al-Ghuzlaniyah (Arabic: الغزلانية) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Douma District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located east of Damascus. Nearby localities include Khirbet al-Ward to the west, al-Adiliyah to the southwest, Burraq to the south, al-Hayjanah to the southeast, Judaydat al-Khas to the east, Ghasulah and Harran al-Awamid, Sakka to the north, Deir al-Asafir and Shabaa to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Ghuzlaniyah had a population of 10,473 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Alanya nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consisted of 13 localities with a collective population of 36,715 in 2004.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-13-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004