Deir Muqaran Explained

Official Name:Deir Muqaran
Native Name:دير مقرن
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qudsaya District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Ain al-Fijah
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:4803
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.6161°N 36.1569°W
Area Code:11

Deir Muqaran (Arabic: دير مقرن) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northwest of Damascus in Wadi Barada. Nearby localities include Ain al-Fijah, Deir Qanun, al-Dimas, Jdeidat al-Wadi, Kfeir al-Zayt and Basimah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Muqaran had a population of 4,803 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-28-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147