Deir Muqaran
Deir Muqaran is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northwest of Damascus in Wadi Barada. Nearby localities include Ain al-Fijah, Deir Qanun, al-Dimas, Jdeidat al-Wadi, Kfeir al-Zayt and Basimah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Syria
- Also known as: “Dayr Muqarran”, “Dayr Muqrin”, and “Deir Muqrin”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qura al-Sham and Qudsaiya.
Qura al-Sham
Village
Photo: Exmak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qura al-Sham is a Syrian village in the Qudsaya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qura al-Sham had a population of 1,067 in the 2004 census. Until 2024, the village was known as Qura al-Assad. Qura al-Sham is situated 7 km south of Deir Muqaran.
Qudsaiya
Town
Photo: waill.hamada.1, CC BY 3.0.
Qudsaya is a Syrian city in Rif Dimashq Governorate and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus. Qudsaiya is situated 9 km southeast of Deir Muqaran.
Deir Muqaran
- Categories: village and populated place in Syria
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Deir Muqaran” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مقرن”
- Dutch: “Deir Muqrin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير مقرن”
- Persian: “دیر مقرن”
- Polish: “Dajr Mukarran”
- Vietnamese: “Deir Muqaran”
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