Darbal ( ar, دربل, also spelled ''Drubal'' or ''Dirbul'') is a
Syrian village in the
Qatana District
Qatana District ( ar-at, منطقة قطنا, minṭaqat Qaṭana) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria.
The district is located just to the east of Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon ( ar, جبل الشيخ or جبل ح ...
of the
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Rif Dimashq Governorate ( ar, محافظة ريف دمشق, ', literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus", Damascus Suburb) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the ...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Darbal had a population of 2,049 in the 2004 census.
[General Census of Population and Housing 2004](_blank)
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Muslims
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
.
History
In 1838,
Eli Smith noted Darbal's population as predominantly
Sunni Muslim.
[Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p]
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References
Bibliography
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Druze communities in Syria
Populated places in Qatana District
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