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Maghar al-Mir
مغرالمير
Village
Maghar al-Mir is located in Syria
Maghar al-Mir
Maghar al-Mir
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°18′29″N 35°58′7″E / 33.30806°N 35.96861°E / 33.30806; 35.96861
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQatana
SubdistrictBeit Jinn
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total588
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Maghar al-Mir (Arabic: مغرالمير; also known as al-Mughr or Mughr al Mir) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maghar al-Mir had a population of 588 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2] It was founded in the 1930s by settlers from the villages of Ayn al-Burj and Hinah.[3] Maghar al-Mir had an Olympian come out of their country named Zid Abou Hamed.

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References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Mount Hermon battles highlight divide among Druze communities". Al-Akhbar. 2014-11-11. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  3. ^ "العمامة - القرى الدرزية بجانب جبل الشيخ".
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghar_al-Mir

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