Arabic: القصاع; also spelled Qasa' or Qasa'ah) is a neighborhood and district of the Sarouja municipality in Damascus, Syria.[1][2] Qassaa is situated in the northeastern part of the city and borders the Old City neighborhood of Bab Tuma. It had a population of 11,467 in the 2004 census.[3] Al-Qassaa's inhabitants are predominantly upper class Christians.[4]
Etymology
Al-Qassaa was famous for the manufacture of clay porringer; from which it gained its name.[5]
History
Al-Qassaa was founded in the early 20th century, during the last years of
Michel Ecochard.[4] In the 1936 French Mandate census, al-Qassaa had a population 1,872, all Christians.[7]
Syria
