Ain al-Shaara
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Ain al-Shaara
عين الشعره | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°22′25″N 35°56′0″E / 33.37361°N 35.93333°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Qatana District |
Nahiyah | Beit Jen |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 659 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ain al-Shaara (Arabic: عين الشعره) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ain al-Shaara had a population of 659 in the 2004 census.[1] Some of its inhabitants are Druze.[2]
History
[edit]In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ain al-Shaara's population as Druze and Orthodox Christians.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139