Jdeidat Artouz

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Jdeidat Artouz
جديدة عرطوز
Town
Jdeidat Artouz is located in Syria
Jdeidat Artouz
Jdeidat Artouz
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Country  Syria
Governorate Rif Dimashq
District Qatana
Subdistrict Qatana
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 45,000
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

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, and Sunni Muslims. 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-Fadl.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
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