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.
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]