Al-Hajar al-Aswad
الحجر الأسود | |
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  Al-Hajar al-Aswad Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′50.5″N 36°18′16″E / 33.464028°N 36.30444°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Darayya |
| Subdistrict | al-Hajar al-Aswad |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 84,948 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Hajar al-Aswad (Arabic: اَلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَدُ, romanized: al-Ḥajaru l-Aswad, lit. 'The Black Stone') is a Syrian city just 4 km (2 mi) south of the centre of Damascus in the Darayya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate.[2]
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Hajar al-Aswad had a population of 84,948 in the 2004 census, making it the 13th largest city per geographical entity in Syria.[1]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ map of suburbs of Damascus, google.maps