| Al-Shaghour | |
| Native Name: | ٱلشَّاغُور |
| Other Name: | aš-Šāḡūr |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Syria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Damascus Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Damascus |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 119,569 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Coordinates: | 33.4742°N 36.3031°W |
Al-Shaghour (Arabic: ٱلشَّاغُور|aš-Šāḡūr) is a municipality and a neighborhood located in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, south and east of the Old City, and east of al-Midan. Al-Shaghour is one of the oldest recorded neighborhoods in the city. The traditional neighborhood is divided into the part located within the Old City walls, known as Shaghour al-Juwani, and the much larger part located outside the walls. The latter part has become a municipality known as al-Shaghour.
Old al-Shaghour is separated from al-Midan to the west by Al-Beit Street[2] and from Harat al-Yahud (Jewish Quarter) by Al-Ameen Street.[3] The latter, named after a prominent Shiite figure, is the main road in the neighborhood and accommodates the market place and the main shops.[4] Al-Shaghour is also home to many of the prominent Shia Muslim families of Damascus.[4]
During the French mandate, part of the neighborhood, known as "Shaghour al-Juwani" was located within the Old City walls, while most of the neighborhood was located outside the city walls and is known as "Shaghour al-Barrani". The total population of al-Shaghour was 18,715 in 1936, with 34% living in Shaghour al-Juwani and 66% living al-Shaghour al-Barrani. The entire population was Muslim.[5]
Al-Shaghour was a major center of resistance to French rule. Many of its inhabitants were involved in political activism and in the development of Syria's national political thought is the 1930s. Al-Shaghour was the home to several prominent intellectuals and political figures including the famous poet Nizar Qabbani, the minister of defense of the Kingdom of Syria, Yusuf al-Azma,[4] and Hasan al-Kharrat, the most prominent rebel leader in Damascus during the 1925 Great Syrian Revolt.[6]
By the 21st century, Shaghour al-Barrani evolved to become the larger al-Shaghour Municipality, which in 2004 consisted of the city districts (hayy) of Shaghour al-Barrani (pop. 13,169), al-Bilal (pop. 21,408), al-Zuhur (pop. 37,367), Bab Sharqi (pop. 12,318), al-Wihdah (pop. 29,953), Rawdat al-Midan (pop. 4,887), al-Nidal (pop. 15,588) and Ibn al-Asakir (pop. 4,539).[7] [8] Shaghour al-Juwani is located in the Old City municipality and had a population of 2,506 in 2004.[7] [8]