Ain al-Fijah
Town in Rif Dimashq, Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ain al-Fijah (Arabic: عين الفيجة, also spelled Ayn al-Fijeh and Ein Al Fejeh) is a small town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located 25 kilometers northwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Deir Muqaran to the west, al-Zabadani to the northwest, Basimah to the southeast and Qudsaya to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,806 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative centre of—though not the largest town in—the Ain al-Fijah nahiyah ("subdistrict"), which is made up of six localities with a combined population of 19,584.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Ain al-Fijah
عين الفيجة | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 33.614°N 36.18°E / 33.614; 36.18 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
District | Qudsaya |
Subdistrict | Ain al-Fijah |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 3,806 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |