Al-Qutayfah ( ar, ٱلْقُطَيْفَة, al-Quṭayfah) is a city in

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, administratively belonging to the Rif Dimashq Governorate, capital of the

al-Qutayfah District al-Qutayfah District ( ar-at, منطقة القطيفة, mantiqah, manṭiqat al-Qutayfah) is a Districts of Syria, district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Qutayfah. At the 2004 census, th ...

. It is located approximately east of

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qutayfah had a population of 26,671 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly

Sunni Muslim Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ...

s. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
173
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* Populated places in Al-Qutayfah District Cities in Syria {{RifDimashqSY-geo-stub