Al-Maqrousa Explained

Official Name:Al-Maqrousa
Native Name:المقروصه
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 Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qatana District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Beit Jen
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:443
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.2842°N 35.9778°W

Al-Maqrousa (Arabic: المقروصه) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Maqrousa had a population of 443 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]

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. Web site: [//www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html Druze communities in the Middle East ]. British Druze Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063025/http://www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html . September 11, 2011 .