Jdeidat Artouz (Arabic: جديدة عرطوز, also spelled Jdeidet Artouz) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Qatana to the west, Artouz to the south, Khan al-Shih to the southeast, and Darayya to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jdeidat Artouz had a population of 45,000 in the 2004 census.[1] It has a mixed population of Christians, Druze, Sunni Muslims and Alawites.[2] Christians and Druze primarily live in the southern district of Jdeidat Artouz al-Balad, while Sunnis primarily live in the northern district of Jdeidat al-Wadl.[3]
^ abGeneral Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
JdeidatArtouz (Arabic: جديدة عرطوز, also spelled Jdeidet Artouz) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located...
only 2 km (1.2 mi) north called JdeidatArtouz. Expansion of the two towns has erased the green spaces between them. Artouz has great military importance...
localities include Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Darayya, Muadamiyat al-Sham, JdeidatArtouz, Khan Danun and Al-Kiswah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of...
lived in Damascus and its outskirts (such as Jaramana, Sahnaya, and JdeidatArtouz), and around 30,000 Druze lived in the east side of Mount Hermon, and...
Jdeidat Yabous (Arabic: جديدة يابوس; also spelled Jdeidet Yabous), previously known as Ainkania, is a village situated 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Damascus...
in several mixed villages and towns such as Jaramana, Sahnaya, and JdeidatArtouz. Villages in the Jabal al-Druze have many historical and ancient churches...
Barada. Nearby localities include Ain al-Fijah, Deir Qanun, al-Dimas, Jdeidat al-Wadi, Deir Muqaran and Kfeir al-Zayt. According to the Syria Central...
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