Souq Wadi Barada

Souq Wadi Barada
سوق وادي بردى
Village
Roman bridge by Souq Wadi Barada, by Felix Bonfils
Roman bridge by Souq Wadi Barada, by Felix Bonfils
Souq Wadi Barada is located in Syria
Souq Wadi Barada
Souq Wadi Barada
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°37′27″N 36°6′20″E / 33.62417°N 36.10556°E / 33.62417; 36.10556
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictAl-Zabadani District
NahiyahAl-Zabadani
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
3,678
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Souq Wadi Barada (Arabic: سوق وادي بردى) also spelled Suq Wadi Barada is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Souq Wadi Barada had a population of 3,678 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted that Souq Wadi Barada population was Sunni Muslim.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147

Bibliography

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.


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