Muhajreen Explained

Al-Muhajreen
Native Name:المهاجرين
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 Total:55,510[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

Muhajreen (Arabic: المهاجرين|al-Muhajreen) is a municipality and a neighborhood in the central part of Damascus, Syria,[2] on the slopes of Mount Qasioun. The name means 'the immigrants'. It contains Abu Rummaneh, Al-Haboubi, Al-Maliki, Al-Marabit, Al-Mastaba, Al-Rawda and Shura.

History

The village was first settled by Cretan Muslim immigrants in the late 19th century after they fled Crete, and was initially a suburb on the mountain.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syria General Census 2004. 3 August 2021 . Syria General Census 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200122012414/http://cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB01-1-2004.htm . 22 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Damascus Governorate Reference Map . . 3 August 2021.
  3. Khoury . Philip S. . Syrian Urban Politics in Transition: The Quarters of Damascus during the French Mandate . International Journal of Middle East Studies . 1984 . 16 . 4 . 507–540 . 3 August 2021 . 0020-7438.