Al-Tawani

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Al-Tawani
التواني
Village
Al-Tawani is located in Syria
Al-Tawani
Al-Tawani
Coordinates: 33°46′43″N 36°30′3″E / 33.77861°N 36.50083°E / 33.77861; 36.50083
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictAl-Qutayfah District
NahiyahMa'loula
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total2,446
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code11

Al-Tawani (Arabic: التواني) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include Ma'loula to the northeast, Hosh Arab and Assal al-Ward to the north, Hala to the south, and al-Qutayfah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Tawani had a population of 2,446 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 172

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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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