Muadamiyat al-Sham
المعضمية الشام | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Muadamiyat al-Sham | |
| Coordinates: 33°28′N 36°11′E / 33.46°N 36.19°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Darayya |
| Subdistrict | Darayya |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 52,738 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Muadamiyat al-Sham (Arabic: المعضمية الشام, romanized: al-Muʿaḍḍamīyah ash-Shām; also spelled Moadamiyet al-Sham, Moadamiya or Moadamiyah) is a town in southern Syria, administratively a part of the Darayya District in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located approx. 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) southwest of Damascus, within an area called the Western Ghouta.[1] Nearby localities include the centre of Darayya to the east, Jdeidat Artouz and Sahnaya to the south, and Qudsaya to the north.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 52,738 in the 2004 census.[2] The town is "famed for its olive orchards".[3]
Muadamiyat was named after Al-Mu'azzam Isa, who was a Kurdish Sultan from Ayyubid dynasty ruled Damascus from 1218 to 1227.
- ^ "Maadamiyeh/Damaskus - Wikimapia". Wikimapia.
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
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