Qatana

Qatana
قَطَنَا
Qatana is located in Syria
Qatana
Qatana
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°25′54″N 36°5′33″E / 33.43167°N 36.09250°E / 33.43167; 36.09250
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQatana
SubdistrictQatana
Elevation
879 m (2,884 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total33,996

Qatana (Arabic: قَطَنَا, romanizedQaţanā) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Qatana District of Rif Dimashq Governorate. Qatana has an altitude of 879 meters. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 33,996 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Qatana Subdistrict, which contained 20 localities with a collective population of 147,451 in 2004.