Muhajreen
Al-Muhajreen المهاجرين | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Al-Muhajreen district in orange | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
| City | Damascus |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 55,510[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | 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]
The neighbourhood houses the Muhajreen Palace, the palace of the first president of Syria, which later became a state guest house of the Syrian government.
References
- ^ "Syria General Census 2004". Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Damascus Governorate Reference Map" (PDF). OCHA. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Khoury, Philip S. (1984). "Syrian Urban Politics in Transition: The Quarters of Damascus during the French Mandate". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 16 (4): 507–540. ISSN 0020-7438. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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