Deir Qanun

Deir Qanun
دير قانون
Village
Deir Qanun is located in Syria
Deir Qanun
Deir Qanun
Coordinates: 33°36′18″N 36°8′8″E / 33.60500°N 36.13556°E / 33.60500; 36.13556
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQudsaya District
NahiyahAin al-Fijah
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total4,213
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code11

Deir Qanun also spelled Dayr Qanun (Arabic: دير قانون) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northwest of Damascus in the Wadi Barada. Nearby localities include Ain al-Fijah, Deir Muqaran, al-Dimas, Jdeidat al-Wadi, Kfeir al-Zayt and Basimah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Qanun had a population of 4,213 in the 2004 census.[1]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)