Qanawat () is a

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of the

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, due west of the Old City. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 58,053. The municipality contains numerous government buildings such as the

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, Damascus Governorate Police headquarters, and the Ministries of

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, and

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. It also features historical places of interest such as the Hejaz Railway, the

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, and Hammam al-Jadid.

History

The name Qanawat, Arabic for "channels", refers to the ruins of a historical

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aqueduct in the Qanawat district. The Bab Sreijeh district contains the

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-era Turkish bathhouse Hammam al-Jadid, today a

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. In July 2012, during the Syrian Civil War, the

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Rebels attacked the police headquarters compound.

Districts

*Ansari (pop. 9,552) * Bab al-Jabiyah (pop. 3,697) *Bab Sreijeh (pop. 5,612) *

Baramkeh Baramkeh (), named after Barmakids, is a neighborhood and district of the Qanawat municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 14,969 in the 2004 census. The neighborhood was founded during the late 19th century, during Ottoman rule. A ...

(pop. 14,969) *

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(pop. 5,572) *Mujtahid (pop. 3,061) *Qanawat (pop. 4,610) *Qabr Atikah (pop. 7,213) *Al-Suwayqah (pop. 3,767)

References

{{Damascus Neighborhoods of Damascus