Jdeidat Artouz

Jdeidat Artouz
جديدة عرطوز
Town
Jdeidat Artouz is located in Syria
Jdeidat Artouz
Jdeidat Artouz
Coordinates: 33°26′N 36°10′E / 33.43°N 36.16°E / 33.43; 36.16
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQatana
SubdistrictQatana
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total45,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Jdeidat Artouz (Arabic: جديدة عرطوز, also spelled Jdeidet Artouz) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Qatana to the west, Artouz to the south, Khan al-Shih to the southeast, and Darayya to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jdeidat Artouz had a population of 45,000 in the 2004 census.[1] It has a mixed population of Christians, Druze, Sunni Muslims and Alawites.[2] Christians and Druze primarily live in the southern district of Jdeidat Artouz al-Balad, while Sunnis primarily live in the northern district of Jdeidat al-Wadl.[3]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ (Page 10) https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03175765/document
  3. ^ "How a Damascus suburb turned into a killing zone".

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