Qalaat al-Jandal
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Qalaat al-Jandal
قلعة الجندل | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°25′21.89″N 35°57′41.36″E / 33.4227472°N 35.9614889°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Qatana District |
Nahiyah | Qatana |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 3,251 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Qalaat al-Jandal (Arabic: قلعة الجندل) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qalaat al-Jandal had a population of 3,251 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
[edit]In 1838, Eli Smith noted Qalaat al-Jandal's population as Druze and Syriac Christians.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Mount Hermon battles highlight divide among Druze communities". Al-Akhbar. 2014-11-11. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139
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