Al-Shaghur, Damascus
Al-Shaghour
ٱلشَّاغُور aš-Šāḡūr | |
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Climate | BSk |
Al-Shaghour (
Old al-Shaghour is separated from
History
During the
Al-Shaghour was a major center of resistance to French rule. Many of its inhabitants were involved in political activism and in the development of Syria's national political thought is the 1930s. Al-Shaghour was the home to several prominent intellectuals and political figures including the famous poet
Districts
By the 21st century, Shaghour al-Barrani evolved to become the larger al-Shaghour Municipality, which in 2004 consisted of the city districts (hayy) of Shaghour al-Barrani (pop. 13,169), al-Bilal (pop. 21,408), al-Zuhur (pop. 37,367), Bab Sharqi (pop. 12,318), al-Wihdah (pop. 29,953), Rawdat al-Midan (pop. 4,887), al-Nidal (pop. 15,588) and Ibn al-Asakir (pop. 4,539).[7][8] Shaghour al-Juwani is located in the Old City municipality and had a population of 2,506 in 2004.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Damascus governorate population 2004 census". Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-415-77311-9.
- ISBN 9781614173564.
- ^ Totah, p. 45.
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- ^ Neep, 2012, pp. 79-80.
- ^ a b "Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Governorate Reference map" (PDF). ReliefWeb. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ a b "The Results of Population and Housing of the 2004 Census: Damascus City". Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
Bibliography
- Neep, Daniel (2012). Occupying Syria Under the French Mandate: Insurgency, Space and State Formation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107000063.
- Totah, Faedah M. (2014). Preserving the Old City of Damascus. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815652625.