Deir Qanun
Deir Qanun also spelled Dayr Qanun is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northwest of Damascus in the Wadi Barada.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Syria
- Also known as: “Dayr Qanun”, “Dayr Qānūn”, “Deïr Kanoun”, “Deïr Kanun”, “Deïr Qânoûn”, and “Deïr Qānūn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nabi Habeel Mosque.
Nabi Habeel Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Toushiro, Public domain.
The Nabi Habeel Mosque, or "Mosque of the Prophet Abel", is a shrine and Shi'ia mosque dedicated to Habeel, located on the west mountains of Damascus, near the Zabadani Valley, overlooking the villages of the Barada river, in Syria, the Levant. Nabi Habeel Mosque is situated 3½ km northwest of Deir Qanun.
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 5 km south of Deir Qanun.
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 10 km southeast of Deir Qanun.
Deir Qanun
- 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 Qanun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير قانون”
- Dutch: “Deir Qanun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير قانون”
- Persian: “دیر قانون”
- Polish: “Dajr Kanun”
- Vietnamese: “Deir Qanun”
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