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Dummar
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name | Dummar |
| native_name | دُمَّر | |
| settlement_type | Municipality | |
| image_skyline | Dummar in 2019.jpg | |
| image_caption | Residential homes in Dummar | |
| image_map | Districts of damascus english.svg | |
| coordinates | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria | |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate | |
| subdivision_name1 | Damascus Governorate | |
| subdivision_type2 | City | |
| subdivision_name2 | Damascus | |
| unit_pref | Metric | |
| area_urban_footnotes | -- | |
| area_rural_footnotes | -- | |
| area_metro_footnotes | -- | |
| area_magnitude | -- | |
| area_blank2_title | ||
| population_total | 96,962 | |
| <ref name | damacenDamascus governorate population 2004 census | |
| population_as_of | 2004 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| timezone | EET | |
| utc_offset | +3 | |
| timezone_DST | EEST | |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 | |
| blank_name | Climate | |
| blank_info | BSk |
tags --| area_footnotes = Damascus governorate population 2004 census
Dummar () is a municipal district of Damascus, Syria, located in the northwest of the city. It is the largest district of Damascus in terms of area.
History
The construction of the district was launched in the 1970s, with the first residents moved in during mid-1980s. Today it is a largely middle-class suburb home to many Damascene professionals.
The municipality includes the Kurdish neighborhood of Wadi al-Mashari (, , meaning Valley Projects)
Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, it was largely known as the safest area of Damascus, and was the site of a charity marathon for children with cancer.
Neighborhoods
- Al-Arin (pop. 14,285)
- Dahiyet Dummar (pop. 18,739)
- Dummar al-Gharbiyah (pop. 30,031)
- Dummar al-Sharqiyah (pop. 19,739)
- Al-Wuroud (pop. 14,167)
Uptown Outdoor Mall in Dummar.jpg|Uptown Outdoor Mall in Dummar Mosque in Dummar.jpg|Mosque in Dummar Dummar Church and Mosque in background.jpg|Dummar Church HomesInDummar.jpg|A street in Dummar
References
References
- (2009). "Arabic Dialectology (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics)". Brill.
- (2007). "Arabic in the city: issues in dialect contact and language variation". Routledge.
- "Kurds of Damascus: Trapped Between Secession and Integration".
- "Syrian charities battle corruption".
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