Maghar al-Mir explained

Official Name:Maghar al-Mir
Native Name:Arabic: مغرالمير
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qatana
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Beit Jinn
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:588
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.3081°N 35.9686°W

Maghar al-Mir (Arabic: مغرالمير; also known as al-Mughr or Mughr al Mir) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maghar al-Mir had a population of 588 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2] It was founded in the 1930s by settlers from the villages of Ayn al-Burj and Hinah.[3] Maghar al-Mir had an Olympian come out of their country named Zid Abou Hamed.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-32-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. News: Mount Hermon battles highlight divide among Druze communities. Al-Akhbar. 2014-11-11. 2015-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528143358/http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/22412. 2015-05-28. dead.
  3. Web site: العمامة - القرى الدرزية بجانب جبل الشيخ.