Al-Bilaliyah

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Al-Bilaliyah
البلالية
Village
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Al-Bilaliyah
Coordinates: 33°29′45″N36°29′54″E / 33.49583°N 36.49833°E / 33.49583; 36.49833
CountryFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Governorate Rif Dimashq
District Douma
Subdistrict Al-Nashabiyah
Population (2004) [1]
 • Total 2,914
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

Al-Bilaliyah (Arabic : البلالية‎, also spelled ''Bilaliyeh) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located east of Damascus city. Situated in the fertile Ghouta region, nearby localities include Marj al-Sultan to the west, al-Nashabiyah to the north, al-Qasimiyah and al-Jarba to the northeast, al-Qisa to the east and Deir Salman to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Bilaliyah had a population of 2,914 in the 2004 census. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004 [ permanent dead link ]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)


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