Al-Qutayfah | |
Native Name: | ٱلْقُطَيْفَة |
Other Name: | Qutaifa |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 33.7389°N 36.6°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Rif Dimashq |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | al-Qutayfah |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Qutayfah |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 940 |
Population Total: | 26671 |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Area Code: | 011 |
Al-Qutayfah (Arabic: ٱلْقُطَيْفَة|al-Quṭayfah) is a city in Syria, administratively belonging to the Rif Dimashq Governorate, capital of the al-Qutayfah District. It is located approximately 40km (30miles) east of Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qutayfah had a population of 26,671 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]