Ain al-Shaara

Ain al-Shaara
عين الشعره
Village
Ain al-Shaara is located in Syria
Ain al-Shaara
Ain al-Shaara
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°22′25″N 35°56′0″E / 33.37361°N 35.93333°E / 33.37361; 35.93333
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQatana District
NahiyahBeit Jen
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
659
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ain al-Shaara (Arabic: عين الشعره) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ain al-Shaara had a population of 659 in the 2004 census.[1] Some of its inhabitants are Druze.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ain al-Shaara's population as Druze and Orthodox Christians.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139

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