Adra, Syria
'Adra
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Summary
Adra is the site of Syria's largest industrial city, located immediately east of the town. The industrial zone's area is around 7,000 hectares, with half being designated for services and the other half for industries. Its total estimated cost $570 million US. In 2008 there were 90 operating factories while 1,125 factories were under construction. The investment value for active factories was $646 million US.[2] By 2010, Adra's industrial city contained the largest number of active factories and factories under construction in Syria, with a total of 1,952, a few more than in Shaykh Najjar. The city's director-general in 2010 was Ziad Badour.[3]
The town is the site of the
History
Adra is identified with the Biblical town of "Hadrach" mentioned by Zechariah who noted the city, which was defended by Damascus, was condemned.[4]
The
Adra contains several graves of
In the early 19th-century a ruined khan ("
In 2013, it was the site of the Adra massacre conducted by Islamist rebels against Syrian minorities.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ISBN 1902339916. p. 122.
- ISBN 1907065342. p. 152.
- ^ Edwards, 1835, p. 590.
- ^ Khalek, p. 125.
- ^ Gibb, 2003, p. 234
- ^ Conder, 1830, p. 35.
- ^ "BBC News - Syria conflict: 'Islamist rebels' kill Adra civilians". BBC News. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Islamists kill 15 Alawite and Druze civilians in Syria: activists". Reuters. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Civilian Massacres in Syria". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
Bibliography
- Gibb, H. A. R. (2003). The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades: Extracted and Translated from the Chronicle of Ibn Al-Qalanisi. Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 0486425193.
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