Dummar Explained

Dummar
Native Name:دُمَّر
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:33.8833°N 36.3889°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Syria
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Damascus Governorate
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Damascus
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:96,962 [1]
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:BSk

Dummar (Arabic: دُمَّر|Dummar) is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area.[2]

History

The construction of the district was launched in the 1970s, with the first residents moved in during mid-1980s. Today it is a largely middle-class suburb home to many Damascene professionals.[3]

The municipality includes the Kurdish neighborhood of Wadi al-Mashari (Arabic: وادي المشاريع, Kurdish: Zorava, meaning Valley Projects)[4]

Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, it was largely known as the safest area of Damascus, and was the site of a charity marathon for children with cancer.[5]

Neighborhoods

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB01-1-2004.htm Damascus governorate population 2004 census
  2. Book: Arabic Dialectology (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics). Enam Al-Wer . Rudolf Erik de Jong . Clive Holes . Hardcover. Brill. 2009. 90-04-17212-2. 251.
  3. Book: Arabic in the city: issues in dialect contact and language variation. Catherine Miller . Enam Al-Wer . Dominique Caubet . Janet C.E. Watson . Hardcover. Routledge. 2007. 0-415-77311-3. 193.
  4. Web site: Kurds of Damascus: Trapped Between Secession and Integration. 2016-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418022850/http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/17762. 2016-04-18. dead.
  5. Web site: Syrian charities battle corruption.