Qalaat al-Jandal

Qalaat al-Jandal (Arabic: قلعة الجندل) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qalaat al-Jandal had a population of 3,251 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]

Qalaat al-Jandal
قلعة الجندل
Village
Qalaat al-Jandal is located in Golan Heights
Qalaat al-Jandal
Qalaat al-Jandal
Location in Syria
Qalaat al-Jandal is located in Syria
Qalaat al-Jandal
Qalaat al-Jandal
Qalaat al-Jandal (Syria)
Coordinates: 33°25′21.89″N 35°57′41.36″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQatana District
NahiyahQatana
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total3,251
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Qalaat al-Jandal's population as Druze and Syriac Christians.[3]

See also

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. "Mount Hermon battles highlight divide among Druze communities". Al-Akhbar. 2014-11-11. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139

Bibliography


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