Artouz

Artouz
عرطوز
Artouz is located in Syria
Artouz
Artouz
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°25′17″N 36°8′39″E / 33.42139°N 36.14417°E / 33.42139; 36.14417
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQatana District
NahiyahQatana
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
16,199
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Artouz (Arabic: عَرْطُوْز, romanizedʻArṭūz, [ʕar'tˤuːz]; Syriac: ܥܰܪܛܽܘܙ; Hebrew: עַרטוּז) is a town situated 15 km (9.3 mi) to the southwest of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 16,199 in the 2004 census.[1]