Al-Qisa
Al-Qisa (Arabic: القيسا, also spelled Qaysa) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southeast of Damascus. Nearby localities include Harran al-Awamid to the south, Otaybah to the east, al-Abadah to the northeast, al-Jarba to the north, al-Qasimiyah to the northwest, al-Bilaliyah and Deir Salman to the west and al-Ahmadiyah to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qisa had a population of 4,151 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Qisa القيسا Qaysa | |
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Village | |
  Al-Qisa | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′8″N 36°32′30″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Douma |
| Subdistrict | Al-Nashabiyah |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,151 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
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