Qaymariyya
Al-Qaymariyya (Arabic: القيمرية) is a quarter of the Old City of Damascus. It is located in the center of the Old City, bordering the eastern wall of the Umayyad Mosque.[1] It had a population of 4,034 in the 2004 census.[2]
History
Al-Qaymariyya was named after Ayyubid emir Naser ad-Din al-Hussein bin Abdul Aziz al-Qaymari al-Kurdi who built "Al-Qaymariyya Grand School" there.[3][4] In the late 19th century and early 20th century, al-Qaymariyya was a middle-class, residential neighborhood, primarily home to Damascus businessmen.[5] In the 1936 French Mandate census, Qaymariyya had a population of 5,817 Muslims and 241 Christians.[6]
References
- "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.
- Damascus Governorate Population 2004 Census.
- "القبيلة القَيمُرية الكردية في إقليم الجزيرة ودورها في بلاد الشام ومصر خلال العصر الوسيط". medaratkurd.com (in Arabic). 1 November 2017.
- ""مدرسة القيمرية الكبرى".. قصر القطط الدمشقية". esyria.sy (in Arabic). 22 January 2012.
- Faris, Hani A. (1988). "Constantine K. Zurayk: Advocate of Rationalism in Modern Arab Thought". In Atiyeh, George N.; Oweiss, Ibrahim M. (eds.). Arab Civilization: Challenges and Responses. State University of New York Press. p. 2.
- Khoury, Philip S. (November 1984). "Syrian Urban Politics in Transition: The Quarters of Damascus during the French Mandate" (PDF). International Journal of Middle East Studies. 16 (4): 510.
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