Ras al-Ayn, Rif Dimashq Governorate

Ras al-'Ayn (Arabic: رأس العين) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Yabroud to the northeast, Ras al-Maara to the northwest, and Ma'loula to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,754 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Ras al-'Ayn

رأس العين
Village
Ras al-'Ayn
Coordinates: 33.56°N 36.217°E / 33.56; 36.217
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictYabroud District
NahiyahYabroud
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total2,754
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 172

Bibliography

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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