Muhajreen

Muhajreen (Arabic: المهاجرين, romanized: al-Muhajreen) is a municipality and a neighborhood in the central part of Damascus, Syria,^[2] on the slopes of Mount Qasioun. The name means 'the immigrants'. It contains Abu Rummaneh, Al-Haboubi, Al-Maliki, Al-Marabit, Al-Mastaba, Al-Rawda and Shura.^[2]

Al-Muhajreen المهاجرين
Municipality
Al-Muhajreen district in orange
Country	Syria
Governorate	Damascus Governorate
City	Damascus
Population  (2004)
• Total	55,510[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)
Climate	BSk

History

The village was first settled by Cretan Muslim immigrants in the late 19th century after they fled Crete, and was initially a suburb on the mountain.^[3]

The neighbourhood houses the Muhajreen Palace, the palace of the first president of Syria, which later became a state guest house of the Syrian government.