Muhajreen
Al-Muhajreen
المهاجرين | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
UTC+2 (EEST) | |
| Climate | BSk |
Muhajreen (
Arabic: المهاجرين, romanized: al-Muhajreen) is a municipality and a neighborhood in the central part of Damascus, Syria,[2] on the slopes of Mount Qasioun. The name means 'the immigrants'. It contains Abu Rummaneh, Al-Haboubi, Al-Maliki, Al-Marabit, Al-Mastaba, Al-Rawda and Shura.[2]
History
The village was first settled by
Cretan Muslim immigrants in the late 19th century after they fled Crete, and was initially a suburb on the mountain.[3]
References
- ^ "Syria General Census 2004". Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ OCHA. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ISSN 0020-7438. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
33°31′31″N 36°16′29″E / 33.52528°N 36.27472°E
 | This article about a location in Damascus Governorate, Syria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |