Marj al-Sultan
مرج السلطان | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Marj al-Sultan | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 36°28′13″E / 33.49333°N 36.47028°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Douma |
| Subdistrict | Al-Nashabiyah |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,860 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Marj al-Sultan (Arabic: مرج السلطان, also spelled Marj Sultan, meaning "the meadow of Sulṭān") is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located 15 kilometers east of Damascus city. The village is situated in the fertile Ghouta region amid an orchard-filled area.[2] Nearby localities include Harasta al-Qantarah and Zabdin to the west, al-Nashabiyah to the north, al-Bilaliyah to the east, Deir Salman to the southeast, Sakka to the south and Deir al-Asafir to the southwest.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Marj al-Sultan had a population of 1,860 in the 2004 census.[1] In 2012 the population was estimated to be 2,500. Its inhabitants are predominantly members of Syria's Circassian community.[3]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Chatty, 2010, p. 110.
- ^ Kanbolat, Hasan. Syrian Circassians have begun to arrive in Turkey Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Today's Zaman. 2012-11-19.