Jdeidat Artouz
Town in Rif Dimashq, Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jdeidat Artouz (Arabic: جديدة عرطوز, also spelled Jdeidet Artouz) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Qatana to the west, Artouz to the south, Khan al-Shih to the southeast, and Darayya to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jdeidat Artouz had a population of 45,000 in the 2004 census.[1] It has a mixed population of Christians, Druze, Sunni Muslims and Alawites.[2] Christians and Druze primarily live in the southern district of Jdeidat Artouz al-Balad, while Sunnis primarily live in the northern district of Jdeidat al-Wadl.[3]
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Jdeidat Artouz
جديدة عرطوز | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 33.43°N 36.16°E / 33.43; 36.16 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
District | Qatana |
Subdistrict | Qatana |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 45,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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