Assal al-Ward

Assal al-Ward
عسال الورد
Assal al-Ward is located in Syria
Assal al-Ward
Assal al-Ward
Coordinates: 33°51′57″N 36°24′48″E / 33.86583°N 36.41333°E / 33.86583; 36.41333
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictYabroud
SubdistrictAssal al-Ward
Elevation
1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total5,812
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code11

Assal al-Ward (Arabic: عسال الورد; also spelled Asal el-Ward) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus along the Syrian–Lebanese borders. Nearby localities include Hala, Hosh Arab and al-Qutayfah to the southeast, Rankous, Saidnaya, Douma and al-Tawani to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Assal al-Ward had a population of 5,812 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the Assal al-Ward nahiyah which consists of three towns with a combined population of 8,766.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

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