Qatana
Qatana
قَطَنَا | |
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General view of Qatana, 1867–1914 (late Ottoman period) | |
| Coordinates: 33°25′54″N 36°5′33″E / 33.43167°N 36.09250°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Qatana |
| Settled | c. 880 |
| Elevation | 879 m (2,884 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 33,996 |
Qatana (Arabic: قَطَنَا, romanized: Qaţanā) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Qatana District of Rif Dimashq Governorate. Qatana has an altitude of 879 meters. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 33,996 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Qatana Subdistrict, which contained 20 localities with a collective population of 147,451 in 2004. The population reflects Syria's general religious diversity, and is made up primarily of Sunni Muslims, with minorities of Eastern Orthodox Christians, Assyrians, Druze and Alawites.