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Qatana

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Qatana () is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Qatana District of Rif Dimashq Governorate. Qatana has an altitude of 879 meters. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 33,996 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Qatana Subdistrict, which contained 19 localities with a collective population of 147,451 in 2004. The population reflects Syria's general religious diversity, and is made up primarily of Sunni Muslims, with minorities of Greek Orthodox Christians, Assyrians (mostly Syriac Catholics), Druze and Alawites.

History

In the early 13th century, during Ayyubid rule, Yaqut al-Hamawi noted Katana as "one of the villages of Damascus". Tamerlane camped at Qatana during the siege of Damascus in 1400–1401; hence, the region was called as "Wadi al-Ajam" afterwards.

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Katana as being located in the Wady el-'Ajam, and being populated by Sunni Muslims.

In October 1947, the Syrian army began using Qatana as a training camp in preparation for a conflict in Palestine.

Syrian sources relayed to Reuters that on 10 December 2024 following the swift offensive attack and government takeover by Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, Israeli forces entered the demilitarized zone and later reached the town, 10 km inside Syria and 25 km from Damascus. The claim was denied by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Geography

Climate

Qatana has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk). Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The average annual temperature in Qatana is 16.1 °C. About 296 mm of precipitation falls annually.

Religious buildings

There are at least nine mosques and three churches distributed throughout the city:

Al-Omari Mosque with its wooden minaret.
Sheikh Hassan Al-Rai Mosque.
Al-Ghalaini Mosque
Sadat Mosque
Al-Qadri Mosque
Maryam bint Imran Mosque
Omar Mosque
Al-Rahman Mosque
Hibatullah Mosque
St. Elias of the Greek Orthodox Church
Our Lady of Deliverance of the Syriac Catholic Church
Jesus of Nazareth Evangelical Church

References

Bibliography

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20191209020400/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-31-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria). Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. {{in lang. ar
Le Strange, 1890, p. [https://archive.org/details/palestineundermo00lestuoft/page/483/mode/1up 483]
Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/148/mode/1up 148]
Morris, Benny. (2008). "1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War". Yale University Press.
"Israeli military incursion in Syria reaches 25 km southwest of Damascus: Reuters".
Mackenzie, Al-Khalidi, James, Suleiman. (2024-12-10). "Israel says it will impose 'sterile defence zone' in southern Syria".
"ذاكرة قطنا {{!}} عن قطنا".
"University Of Balamand Lebanon".

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