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Dummar


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image_captionResidential homes in Dummar
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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

  1. (2009). "Arabic Dialectology (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics)". Brill.
  2. (2007). "Arabic in the city: issues in dialect contact and language variation". Routledge.
  3. "Kurds of Damascus: Trapped Between Secession and Integration".
  4. "Syrian charities battle corruption".
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