Muhajreen

Al-Muhajreen
المهاجرين
Municipality
Al-Muhajreen district in orange
Al-Muhajreen district in orange
CountrySyria Syria
GovernorateDamascus Governorate
CityDamascus
Population
(2004)
 • Total55,510
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)
ClimateBSk

Muhajreen (Arabic: المهاجرين, romanizedal-Muhajreen) is a municipality and a neighborhood in the central part of Damascus, Syria, on the slopes of Mount Qasioun. The name means 'the immigrants'. It contains Abu Rummaneh, Al-Haboubi, Al-Maliki, Al-Marabit, Al-Mastaba, Al-Rawda and Shura.

History

The village was first settled by Cretan Muslim immigrants in the late 19th century after they fled Crete, and was initially a suburb on the mountain.

33°31′31″N 36°16′29″E / 33.52528°N 36.27472°E / 33.52528; 36.27472



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