Qalaat al-Jandal

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Qalaat al-Jandal
قلعة الجندل
Village
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQatana District
NahiyahQatana
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,251
Time zoneUTC+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

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Qalaat al-Jandal's population as Druze and Syriac Christians.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139

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