Jdeidat Artouz
Jdeidat Artouz
جديدة عرطوز | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′N 36°10′E / 33.43°N 36.16°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Qatana |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 45,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jdeidat Artouz (Arabic: جديدة عرطوز, also spelled Jdeidet Artouz) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Qatana to the west, Artouz to the south, Khan al-Shih to the southeast, and Darayya to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jdeidat Artouz had a population of 45,000 in the 2004 census.
The presence of Druze around Mount Hermon is documented since the founding of the Druze religion in the beginning of the 11th century. However, the town has a mixed population of Christians, Druze, Sunni Muslims and Alawites. Christians and Druze primarily live in the southern district of Jdeidat Artouz al-Balad, while Sunnis primarily live in the northern district of Jdeidat al-Fadel.