Ain al-Fijah
Ain al-Fijah
عين الفيجة | |
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| Coordinates: 33°36′50″N 36°10′48″E / 33.614°N 36.18°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qudsaya |
| Subdistrict | Ain al-Fijah |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 3,806 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ain al-Fijah (Arabic: عين الفيجة, also spelled Ayn al-Fijeh and Ein Al Fejeh) is a small town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located 25 kilometers northwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Deir Muqaran to the west, al-Zabadani to the northwest, Basimah to the southeast and Qudsaya to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,806 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative centre of—though not the largest town in—the Ain al-Fijah nahiyah ("subdistrict"), which is made up of six localities with a combined population of 19,584. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.