Al-Hajar al-Aswad
Al-Hajar al-Aswad (Arabic: اَلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَدُ, romanized: al-Ḥajaru l-Aswad, lit. 'The Black Stone') is a Syrian city just 4 km (2 mi) south of the centre of Damascus in the Darayya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate.
Al-Hajar al-Aswad
الحجر الأسود | |
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City | |
Al-Hajar al-Aswad Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′50.5″N 36°18′16″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Darayya |
| Subdistrict | al-Hajar al-Aswad |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 84,948 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Hajar al-Aswad had a population of 84,948 in the 2004 census, making it the 13th largest city per geographical entity in Syria.
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