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Maaraba, Rif Dimashq

Coordinates: 33°34′39″N 36°17′49″E / 33.57750°N 36.29694°E / 33.57750; 36.29694
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Maaraba
معربا
Village
Maaraba is located in Syria
Maaraba
Maaraba
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°34′39″N 36°17′49″E / 33.57750°N 36.29694°E / 33.57750; 36.29694
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
Districtal-Tall
Subdistrictal-Tall
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total10,290
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Maaraba (Arabic: معربا) is a Syrian village in the Al-Tall District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maaraba had a population of 10,290 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

As a result of the Syrian Civil War which meant huge refugee waves, the estimated population in 2018 was around 300,000.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 172
  3. ^ "بلدة معربا ... ظهر السبب وبطل العجب..!!". www.damas-times.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

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