Qaymariyya

Al-Qaymariyya (Arabic: القيمرية) is a quarter of the Old City of Damascus. It is located in the center of the Old City, bordering the eastern wall of the Umayyad Mosque.[1] It had a population of 4,034 in the 2004 census.[2]

History

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, al-Qaymariyya was a middle-class, residential neighborhood, primarily home to Damascus businessmen.[3] In the 1936 French Mandate census, Qaymariyya had a population of 5,817 Muslims and 241 Christians.[4]

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References

  1. "Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Governorate Reference map" (PDF). ReliefWeb. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  2. Damascus Governorate Population 2004 Census.
  3. Faris, Hani A. (1988). "Constantine K. Zurayk: Advocate of Rationalism in Modern Arab Thought". In Atiyeh, George N.; Oweiss, Ibrahim M. (eds.). Arab Civilization: Challenges and Responses. State University of New York Press. p. 2.
  4. Khoury, Philip S. (November 1984). "Syrian Urban Politics in Transition: The Quarters of Damascus during the French Mandate" (PDF). International Journal of Middle East Studies. 16 (4): 510.

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