Ashrafiyat Sahnaya
أشرفية صحنايا | |
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  Ashrafiyat Sahnaya | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′02″N 36°14′42″E / 33.434°N 36.245°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Darayya |
| Subdistrict | Sahnaya |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 30,519 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ashrafiyat Sahnaya (Arabic: أشرفية صحنايا, romanized: ʾAshrafīyat Ṣahnāyā, also spelled Ashrafiah Sahnaya) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Darayya to the north, Sahnaya to the south, and al-Sabinah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 30,519 in the 2004 census.[1] Ashrafiyat Sahnaya is one of the few towns in the Ghouta with a majority Druze community, along with Jaramana, Sahnaya and Deir Ali.[2]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Firro, Kais (1992). A History of the Druzes. Vol. 1. BRILL. p. 34. ISBN 9004094377.