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Deir Muqaran ( ar, دير مقرن) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part 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 ...
, located northwest of Damascus in Wadi Barada. Nearby localities include
Ain al-Fijah Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where i ...
, Deir Qanun,
al-Dimas Al-Dimas ( ar, الديماس), also known as Ad-Dimas, is a town in Syria, located west of the capital city of Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 14,574 in the 2004 census.Jdeidat al-Wadi Jdeidat al-Wadi or Jdeidat Wadi Barada ( ar, جديدة الوادي or جديدة وادي بردى) is a village adjacent to the town of Qudsaya and just north of the Mezzeh district of Damascus in Syria. The village is administratively part of ...
, Kfeir al-Zayt and
Basimah Basimah ( ar, بسيمة) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northwest of Damascus in the Wadi Barada. Nearby localities include Ain al-Fijah, Deir Qanun, al-Dimas Al-Dimas ( ar, ال ...
. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Muqaran had a population of 4,803 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 Muslims.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
147
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* Populated places in Qudsaya District {{RifDimashqSY-geo-stub